Omicron Slips Through Sealed Borders
The Morning Standard|November 29, 2021
13 fliers from South Africa test positive in Holland. Other EU nations, too, report cases. Scientists evaluating its threat potential
Omicron Slips Through Sealed Borders

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THE HAGUE: A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders, renewing curbs, and sparking fears for the fight against the nearly two-year-old coronavirus pandemic. Dutch health authorities said they had identified at least 13 cases of Omicron among 61 quarantined passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from South Africa.

“The investigation has not yet been completed. The new variant may be found in more test samples,” the National Institute for Public Health warned. Despite the alarm, in Austria tens of thousands rallied to protest against the government’s introduction of compulsory vaccination the first EU country to do so.

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