The Dutch government banned all air travel from Southern Africa early on Friday
Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from SA on Friday tested positive for Covid-19, and they were conducting further testing early Saturday to see if any of the infections are with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant.
“Of the positive test results, we are researching as quickly as possible whether they are the new variant of concern, now named 'Omicron'.” Passengers on the two KLM flights, from Cape Town and Johannesburg, said they were kept waiting on the tarmac for hours. “Bus to a hall to a huge queue. I can see Covid-19 testers in bright blue PPE far on the distance. Still no snacks for the sad babies,” she added in a second tweet.
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