- Concerned about the Omicron variant, 61 COVID-19 cases have been detected on flights to South Africa.
- Two KLM Royal Dutch Airlines There were flights from South Africa.Schiphol Airport Amsterdam
- One reporter tweeted that passengers were kept waiting on the tarmac while they waited for their tests.
Dutch officials confirmed the existence of 61 COVID-19-related cases in South African passengers who traveled to the Netherlands from South Africa. The countries are trying to limit the spread COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529. “Omicron” variant.
Two KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from South Africa to Holland were delayed for several hours on the tarmac after landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Thomas Pallini, Insider, reported. Around 600 people were on board the flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Reuters reported.
Reuters reported that Dutch officials are doing additional testing to confirm that passengers who were positive for COVID-19 are carrying the Omicron variant.
New York Times health reporter Stephanie NolenShared updates on Twitter while on flight from Johannesburg to Johannesburg
—Stephanie Nolen (@snolen) November 26, 2021
“I am surrounded by MORONS who don’t even have their masks on. When we’re marooned because of a possibly vaccine-proof variant. WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE,”Nolen later stated that she had tested negative. TweetFrom the tarmac.
According to a report, a travel ban was implemented on November 26. This prohibits flights from South Africa and Swaziland, Botswana and Zimbabwe from entering the Netherlands. travel alertKLM.