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Many passengers on two flights arriving from South Africa Dutch New York Times reporter Stephanie Nolan said that she did not wear a mask last night.

Noren, who was flying on a plane, said that although KLM, which operates the two flights, required to wear masks, many passengers did not follow the health guidelines.

Now, although the authorities have not confirmed the existence of the Omicron variant, we now have dozens of passengers who have tested positive for Covid.

The passengers were trapped on the airport apron for about four hours before being sent for wiping. Tweet Nolan later said that her test result was negative.

“… It is still possible that 30% of people do not wear masks or only wear masks. The Dutch authorities do not enforce it. At 12 o’clock, we are all in this unventilated room, breathing each other,” she added.

“In an unventilated space, yelling without a mask for so long-we will see what happens in the coming days.”

As Europe To prepare for the possible outbreak of a new variant of the Omicron coronavirus, the following is a quick visual refresh of where the continent is in the fight against the coronavirus.

This updated map shows the incidence of the entire region Europe.

Dutch According to Reuters, health authorities said 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for Covid-19.

The authorities are conducting further tests to determine if any infections are related to the recently discovered variant of the Omicron coronavirus.

On Friday, about 600 passengers arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on two KLM flights and then faced hours of delay and testing due to concerns about the new virus variant.

The Dutch Ministry of Health said 61 tests were positive earlier on Saturday.

The health authority said in a statement: “Passengers who test positive will be quarantined at Schiphol Airport or a nearby hotel.” “In the positive test results, we are studying as soon as possible whether they are worrying new variants. It is now named’Omicron’.”

The Dutch government banned all air travel from southern Africa earlier Friday. The Minister of Health Hugo de Jonge decided that passengers already on their way to the Netherlands must be tested and quarantined upon arrival.

Thailand A senior health official said that it is now the latest country to ban the entry of people from eight African countries, and the country has been designated as a high-risk country for the new B 1.1.529 Covid-19 variant.

According to Reuters, the official said at a press conference that starting in December, travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe will be banned.

Hi everyone, my name is Samantha Lock and I am going to show you all the new developments in Covid this weekend.

After detecting a new Covid variant last week, countries raced to close their borders and re-impose restrictions, which has been very busy in the past 24 hours.

Today, should World Health Organization Name the variant “omicron” and classify it as a highly infectious virus.

Belgium detected EuropeFirst confirmed case Friday’s new variant as US, this U.K, Australia, Canada Many European countries have imposed travel bans on South Africa.

Let’s quickly review all the key developments you might have missed in the past few hours and start over.

• this US with Canada Introduced new travel restrictions Responding to Omicron variants.
• I Members also Agreed to restrict travel from seven African countries.
• The first European case of the B.1.1.529 variant has been Sure in Belgium.
• this US The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that no new cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been detected. South Africa So far, it has been found in the United States.
• New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a Covid-19 “disaster emergency” statement on Friday, citing rising infection rates and hospitalization rates.one Order The governor stated that the state is experiencing the spread of Covid-19 “unseen since April 2020” and the number of hospitalizations has been increasing in the past month, exceeding 300 people a day.
• this U.K Another 50,091 Covid cases and 160 deaths were reported.
• India According to the United Ministry of Health data updated today, the lowest daily increase in Covid cases in 541 days has been reported. There were 8,318 new Covid infections and 465 deaths in a single day, bringing the number of active cases down to 1,07,019, which is the lowest level since March 2020.
• Korean The death toll from Covid hit a record high and new restrictions are expected. The country has reported 4,068 new Covid-19 cases and 52 new deaths. According to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the number of critically ill patients reached a record high of 634, an increase of 17 from the previous day.
• India The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that it will resume regular international flights from December 15 to provide limited services to 14 countries.
• Australia It is confirmed that it will close the border to anyone who has been to Southern Africa and is not an Australian citizen. Australian citizens, residents and their families arriving from these countries are required to undergo 14-day supervision and quarantine immediately.
• Brazil President Jal Bolsonaro’s chief of staff said that borders will be closed to travelers from six southern African countries.
• Germany According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, another 67,125 Covid cases and 303 deaths have been reported.
• German Senior health officials have Improved prospects for a nationwide lockdown With the rapid increase in coronavirus cases and the sharp increase in the number of patients in intensive care.
• Dutch According to a speech by the caretaker prime minister, Mark Rutte, that it will be “effectively closed from 5 pm to 5 am”, he announced the implementation of new Covid restrictions starting on Sunday.
• Landing among the 600 passengers, dozens may have tested positive for the virus Schiphol airport inside Netherlands From South Africa on Friday.
• this European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) has categorized Omicron B.1.1.529 as a “focused variant” and warned that the risk is “from high to very high”.
• Bahrain, this United Arab Emirates, Jordan, with Morocco Already right from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland According to Agence France-Presse. Egypt Non-stop round-trip flights have been suspended South Africa. Iran Indicates that foreign travelers from six countries will be banned, including South Africa.
• Canada New border measures and “strict monitoring” have been introduced, banning foreign travelers from seven African countries.
• stock Followed closely in the U.S. Asian and European Due to concerns about the new Covid variant, it fell sharply on Friday.