Netherlands finds 13 new Covid variant cases among South Africa passengers

| AFP | Nov 28, 2021, 18:10 IST

THE HAGUE: Dutch health authorities said on Sunday they had found at least 13 cases of the new Omicron strain among 61 quarantined passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from

South Africa

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"The Omicron variant has so far been identified in 13 of the positive tests. The investigation has not yet been completed. The new variant may be found in more test samples," the

National Institute for Public Health

(RIVM) said in a statement.

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Rudy Haugeneder

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The great Covid-19 reset currently under way may actually end the pandemic. Here's a story explaining what is happening, for now: Omicron symptoms mild so far, says South African doctor who spotted itOmicron symptoms mild so far, says South African doctor who spotted itDr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, says the patients seen so far have had "extremely mild symptoms" - but more time is needed before we know the seriousness of the disease for vulnerable people.Watch her tell the BBC's Andrew Marr how patients in South Africa have told her they've been feeling.Published5 hours agoSectionBBC NewsSubsectionUK

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