Covid: Dozens of tests on flights from SA to the Netherlands positive

According to Dutch officials, sixty-one people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19. You are isolated in a hotel near Schiphol Airport. They were among about 600 passengers who were arrested hours after arrival while being tested for the virus.

Dutch authorities ran additional tests to see if any cases of Omicron were identified as a WHO problem on Friday. This option was first reported to the World Health Organization in South Africa on November 24.

In recent hours, many countries around the world have restricted travel from the South African region.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands is one of several European countries struggling to control a record number of infections. The partial blockade will be extended on Sunday, during which all catering and cultural facilities will have to close between 5 and 5 a.m., at least until December 19.

Netherlands national airline KLM flights from Johannesburg arrive on Fridays at 10:30 and 11:00 local time (09:30 and 10:00 GMT). At that time, the Dutch government had restricted travel from the region. Due to new options and carried out tests and isolation of passengers. Some expressed disappointment that they were being held onboard without eating or drinking.

Passengers traveling from Cape Town to Manchester via Amsterdam told the they were held on the Schiphol airport runway four hours before disembarking. New York Times correspondent Stephanie Nolen, who was on the flight, tweeted that passengers didn’t even get water.

When they finally left the country, several passengers shared photos of themselves congregating in a poorly ventilated room. On Saturday, Dutch health authorities announced that 61 people had tested positive on the flight. “A positive test result will be checked as soon as possible to see if this applies to the new worrying variant. Now known as the Omicron variant,” the statement said.

Anyone who tests positive must be quarantined at the hotel for seven days if symptoms appear; otherwise, it will be added for five days. Those who test negative are asked to self-isolate at home for five days and take additional tests while those in transit are allowed to continue their journey.