Foreign media about ommicron variant in the Netherlands: ‘Many people without a face mask’ | Inland
From small French, Belgian and Scandinavian newspapers to the large Daily Mail and Washington Post: they all write about the new variant and the high number of corona infections in the Netherlands after landing from South Africa. For example, our country comes to the fore in many international media on Saturday.
The Daily Mail, among others, has a place on their front page and leaves with a lot of pictures see the unrest at the Dutch airport.
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This photo, among others, is shared by Daily Mail. It shows the unrest and ignorance of passengers at Schiphol Airport.
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The Washington Post points out the fear that this new variant entails, and mentions the evening lockdown, and the other measures announced last week.
‘Many without a mouth cap’
Stephanie Nolen, world health reporter of New York Post, writes on Twitter that many people who came from South Africa did not wear a mask, they were close together in an “unventilated room” at Schiphol.
Also writes nolen that she only received the result of her corona test on Friday: “No paper, no proof. So I can’t get on my next flight now.” The reporter also states that he did not receive any help from KLM from the Dutch government in the entire process.
No explanation for
KLM says it has no explanation for the large number of infections. “The fact is that you become infected with other infected people between the time of testing and disembarkation,” said a KLM spokesperson.
Of the 600 people on the two KLM planes that returned from South Africa on Friday, 61 people have tested positive for the corona virus. It is not yet known if they are infected with the new ommicron variant. This is still under investigation.
After the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in southern Africa, the Dutch government has imposed a no-fly zone in
South African government feels guilty
The South African government feels guilty about the travel bans since the discovery of the omicron variant of the corona virus. Travelers from southern Africa are not welcome for the time being in the Netherlands and other EU countries, the US and many other countries, for fear that the variant is still the delta variant.
“The latest of these travel bans amounts to punishing South Africa for advanced DNA testing techniques and its ability to develop new variants. Scientific excellence should be welcomed and not punished,” the government said. He had previously expressed concerns about the negative effect on tourism and business. South Africa now scapegoated, discussed with previous variants in other countries was reported less panicky, health minister Joseph Phaahla complained Friday.