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Norway lose 1-0 to Estonia in friendly

Norway slumped to a home defeat to Estonia on Wednesday, losing 1-0 at home and increasing the pressure on boss Per-Mathias Hogmo ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Azerbaijan.

Published: 12 November 2014 22:44 CET
Norway lose 1-0 to Estonia in friendly
Norway played Estonia at the Ullevaal stadium. Photo: Vegard Wivestad Grøtt / NTB scanpix

The game, held at the Ullevaal stadium, was an international friendly. Yet home advantage did not seem to favour the Norwegians, as Estonia dominated the first half and took a deserved lead in the 24th minute through midfielder Konstantin Vassiljev.

Martin Ødegaard made his appearance coming on as a sub in the 57th minute. The 15-year-old wonderkid could do little to change the final score however, and his quality passes were often squandered by team mates.

The teen did come close to scoring near the end of the match, but his shot went over the bar.

Ødegaard said to MAX after the match: “It was fun to play today, and I think that I came well out of it. We are never satisfied with losing, but we could have got a draw in the end.”
 
Norway coach Per-Mathias Høgmo summed up his team's performance: “We are of course dissatisfied with the result. In the first half we lacked intensity in both defence and attack. We lifted ourselves significantly in the second half, when we achieved a higher tempo, created more chances and we should have scored.”

Norway play Azerbaijan in Baku on Sunday and are three points behind group H leaders Croatia and Italy.

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Denmark close to rolling out coronavirus immunity tests: SSI

The Danish health agency SSI hopes to soon approve coronavirus antibody tests which will show whether those who suspect they've had the disease are immune and can rejoin the workforce.

Published: 27 March 2020 10:01 CET
Denmark close to rolling out coronavirus immunity tests: SSI
An antibody test developed by the Dutch company Sensitest. Photo: Robin Utrecht/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
“We're not there right now, but we're close,” Anders Fomsgaard, the agency's head doctor, told the Politiken newspaper. “I dare not set a date for when the first antibody tests can come out, but my clear expectation is that it will happen before the epidemic culminates.”
 
Karen Angeliki Krogfelt, professor of medical microbiology at Roskilde University, is working with Statens Serum Institute (SSI) to check the accuracy of the Chinese-made finger-prick blood tests, to determine if they can be used by the Danish authorities. 
 
These so-called 'serologic tests' check for the antibodies produced by the body to defend against the coronavirus virus, rather than testing whether someone is currently infected. 
 
“When people have a high antibody level, they have a very hard time getting infected again for a period of up to two years,” Krogfelt told the newspaper. “They can then be sent back to work without much risk of them becoming infected or spreading the infection to others, as they are now more resilient.” 
 
Knut Borch-Johnsen, Deputy Director at Holbæk hospital, said that such tests would be invaluable. 
 
“Today, I have to send staff home even if they have very mild symptoms because it might be coronavirus. If we knew they were immune, then some of them could stay at work,” he told the newspaper. 
 
The SSI project is being mirrored by governments across the world.
 
On Monday, Deborah Birx from the White House Coronavirus Task Force said the the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hoped to approve a test within weeks, while the UK has already purchased 3.5m tests, and hopes to send them out to people's homes within weeks. 
 
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