Sixty-one people arrived in Amsterdam, in Netherlands, with two flights from South Africa tested positive for Covid and underwent further tests to see if they are Omicron variant infections. These are passengers who arrived at Schiphol airport on two two KLM flights. “The travelers will be placed in solitary confinement in the hotel,” the health authorities reported. The Dutch government banned all air travel from southern Africa early Friday. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge has decided that passengers already en route to the Netherlands will have to undergo testing and quarantine upon arrival.
Me too’Iran has decided to deny entry to foreign travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini, after the discovery of the Covid Omicron variant. This was announced by the head of the Infectious Diseases Center of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Mohammadmehdi Gouya. “Iranians traveling from these countries will have to test negative in two tests,” he said, stressing that “any travel to these countries is also prohibited.” Iran yesterday recorded a drop in casualties, 86, and cases. Total deaths in the country are 129,462 and infections 6,102,056. Just over half of the population, 46 out of 83 million inhabitants, has already received two doses of the Covid vaccine.
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Meanwhile it is new record of victims and critically ill patients in South Korea. In the last 24 hours, 52 deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 3,492, according to reports from the Korean news agency Yonhap. As for the new cases, 4,000 have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 436,968. The number increased by 167 from 3,901 on Friday, but decreased from 4,115 on Wednesday, the highest since the country’s first case was reported in January 2020. Critically ill patients hit an all-time high of 634 , 17 more than the previous day. The government reported Monday that it will announce stricter restrictions to contain the spread of the virus.
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In Germany the Robert Koch Institute reports a drop in infections compared to the record of over 76,000 cases reached yesterday: another 67,125 infections from Covid and 303 deaths were recorded.
The US CDC, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has confirmed that at the moment the Usa there are no cases of the Omicron variant, as anticipated by the White House virologist advisor, Anthony Fauci. “Should it appear, we expect to identify it quickly,” reads a note from the Center. However, the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has already declared a state of emergency in view of the potential spikes of Covid-19 due to the Delta variant already in circulation and the recently identified Omicron variant. The declaration, which will take effect on December 3, will allow the state to procure what it needs to fight the pandemic, increase hospital capacity and combat potential staff shortages. It also allows the State Department of Health to restrict non-essential and non-urgent procedures in hospitals. “We continue to see warning signs of spikes this impending winter, and although the new Omicron variant has yet to be detected in New York State, it is on the way,” Hochul said.
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While the United States and Europe therefore take action against the new variant of Covid, theIndia reported the lowest increase in new cases in 541 days. In the last 24 hours, “only” 8,318 infections were reported by the Ministry of Health: however, the number of victims remains very high, 465 in one day. Active cases are currently 0.311% of the total, the lowest percentage since March 2020, while the cure rate is 98.34%, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.