Plans for infection prevention operations
Based on an infection prevention guideline, the individual tourism businesses must draw up their own plans for infection prevention responsible operations. Travel companies wishing to start operations in Svalbard from 1 June must submit their plans to the Governor. This is according to an agreement between central authorities, the Governor and organized tourism on 18 May.
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The Governor will process submitted plans on an ongoing basis.
The Governor will, according to professional advice from the infection control doctor, assess whether the plans meet the formal criteria. Subsequently, the plans will be presented to the Svalbard Emergency Preparedness Council.
It is emphasized that it is the companies' own responsibility to ensure that the operation is effective in terms of infection prevention. No one can start up operations until they have received feedback from the Governor.