Netherlands: “Dozens” infected with Covid on flights from South Africa

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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 the new virus variant.

Reuters report

** The latest figure we have seen is 61 people are infected from the two planes.

 

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** This post was originally published on November 27, 2021 **