Omicron variant spreads: Cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

Dutch health authorities said the 13 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant were found among people on two flights that arrived in Amsterdam from South Africa on Friday.

A passenger tries to find a flight as several airlines have stopped flying out of South Africa, amidst the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 28, 2021.

(photo credit: REUTERS/SUMAYA HISHAM)

ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021 19:32

Updated: NOVEMBER 29, 2021 22:56

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