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Dozens of COVID-19 cases on flight from South Africa, Dutch authorities say

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Mary Wilson

Well-known member
November 26, 20215:37 PM CST
Last Updated 3 hours ago
Reuters

AMSTERDAM, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said that dozens of people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday are likely infected with COVID-19, and they are conducting further testing to see if people are infected with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant.

Around 600 passengers arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on the two KLM flights on Friday and then faced hours of delays and testing due to concerns over thenew virus variant. On the basis of initial testing, the Dutch health ministry estimated there may be around 85 positive cases among the passengers.

... The Dutch government banned all air travel from southern Africa early on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...e-wait-covid-19-testing-amsterdam-2021-11-26/
 
Dutch test for new variant after finding 61 COVID cases among South Africa passengers

November 27, 202111:02 AM CST
Last Updated an hour ago

By Toby Sterling and Bart H. Meijer

AMSTERDAM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew from South Africa on Friday and were now doing further tests to see whether any are infected with the new Omicron variant.

The cases were discovered among around 600 passengers who arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on two flights on Friday before the Dutch government halted air traffic from southern Africa due to concerns over the variant.

... A spokesperson for the health ministry said it would not be known until later Saturday whether any of passengers are infected with the new variant.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ca-passengers-looking-new-variant-2021-11-27/
 
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