Omicron | 13 air passengers in Netherlands found infected with new variant
The Hindu
The infections were found after 61 out of 600 travellers on the two KLM planes tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Amsterdam
Dutch health authorities said on Sunday they had discovered at least 13 cases of the new Omicron strain among passengers on two flights from South Africa.
The infections were found after 61 out of 600 travellers on the two KLM planes tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Friday.
It was "not unthinkable"that there were further cases of the infectious Omicron variant in the Netherlands, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said.
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