In summary, Vitus pharmacy in Ålesund has had many sick customers since this summer, and sales of nasal sprays, cough mixtures and covid tests have increased. Apotek1 and Boots also report increased sales of covid self-tests and cold products. Chief municipal doctor in Ålesund, Alexander Drabløs Wiig, believes that people can skip the self-test if they do not belong to the risk group. The governing authorities no longer see covid-19 as a public health infectious disease, and the virus is now in the same category as influenza. Wiig encourages the elderly and others in the risk group to take a booster dose when there is a new vaccination round in the autumn. (The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality-assured by news’s journalists before publication) Vitus pharmacy in Ålesund has had sick customers in the store since last summer, both Norwegians and tourists. It goes away with a hall of nasal sprays, cough mixtures and covid tests. – They cough and cough. I am glad that we still have Plexiglas up, even if they are to be taken down. You look at the patients and customers to see that they have symptoms, says pharmacist Kristoffer Nygård. Although it has been a long time since the authorities recommended that people get tested for covid, there are many who do. – Right now we are sold out for covid tests. I think it depends on the pandemic that people want to find out whether it is corona or not, says Nygård. Vitus sees a large increase in the number of covid self-tests. Photo: Mia Sofie Ytreberg / news Double the saddle by self-testing The trend is the same throughout the country. It is not only Vitus pharmacy that is seeing a large increase in sales of covid self-tests and cold products. Apotek1 has doubled the number of self-tests compared to the same period last year. Boots also announces an increase in sales. According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, there is an increase in corona disease, and it is possible that the increase will continue beyond the autumn. There has also been an increase in respiratory tract infections with rhinovirus in the last three weeks, as is usually the case in autumn. Do you test yourself for covid-19 when you get symptoms? Yes, I treat myself to a self-test, because I like to know what’s wrong with me No, that’s the end of it I’m never sick Show result Sick baby Kamilla Grande is on a trolley ride in Ålesund, but is not completely healthy. The whole family of three has been down for the count. – We thought we had corona, but we didn’t, says Grande. The eight-month-old baby was the one who had it the easiest, with a fever for a couple of days. She herself was ill for two weeks. – It’s busy and tiring and boring, says the mother of young children. Kamilla Grande is happy that her son Casper was the one who had it the easiest when they got sick. Photo: Mia Sofie Ytreberg / news Poul Sofus Eysturdal has also been ill and he had a result on the corona test. – It was awesome. A hell of a lot of fever and shit, says Eysturdal. Poul Sofus Eysturdal was ill for a week with covid. Now he feels better. Photo: Mia Sofie Ytreberg / news Drop the test Municipal supervisor in Ålesund, Alexander Drabløs Wiig, also sees that there is a lot of cold in circulation and a slight increase in the corona frequency. He believes people can still drop the self-test and believes it is irrelevant whether it is corona or another virus you have, if you do not belong to the risk group. The reason is that the population has gained good immunity through vaccination and disease in recent years. – Now we practice staying at home if you are sick and contagious. If you are in doubt and you feel unwell, you should of course seek medical attention, says Wiig. The governing authorities no longer see covid-19 as a public health infectious disease, and the virus is now in the same category as influenza. Wiig encourages the elderly and others in the risk group to take a booster dose when there is a new vaccination round in the autumn. Published 10.09.2024, at 07.30
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