Dutch health authorities confirm that 61 passengers aboard two KLM flights from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19. The results are being examined for the new Omicron variant https://t.co/zXyJRhSLic
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 27, 2021
#UPDATE South Africa’s health ministry calls the global rush to impose travel bans “draconian” and the foreign ministry says it is “akin to punishing South Africa for its advanced genomic sequencing and the ability to detect new variants quicker.” https://t.co/FrLDSRL8NJ pic.twitter.com/aHL7hjs4fT
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 27, 2021
UPDATE | Two cases of Omicron strain detected in UK – Health Ministry https://t.co/sftmxDubti
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) November 27, 2021
NEW: Germany reports probable case of new coronavirus variant in returnee from South Africa https://t.co/GdQqCoxU5T
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) November 27, 2021
UPDATE: Czech prime minister says the suspected case is a woman who stayed in Namibia and flew home via South Africa and Dubai
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) November 27, 2021
h/t NOFAKE