China News Service, November 27. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao on the 27th, as many as 85 people on two airline flights carrying a total of 600 people and flying from South Africa to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, may be infected with the new coronavirus.

These people are currently undergoing further screening to determine whether they are infected with Omicron, a mutated virus that may be more threatening than Delta.

  The Dutch health authorities confirmed that the two flights from South Africa to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands had 600 passengers on board.

Fearing that the Omicron mutant strain could infiltrate the Netherlands through passengers, the airport carried out a complete screening procedure for passengers, causing the waiting time to be extended to several hours.

Data map: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands.

  The Dutch health agency stated in a statement that the 85 people whose initial screening results were positive, "will be isolated from a nearby hotel at Schiphol Airport. For those who have a positive result, we will determine whether they have been infected as soon as possible. New mutant virus Omicron".

  The Kennemerland Health Bureau, which is in charge of Schiphol Airport, said that the test results obtained by health personnel have been sent to an academic medical hospital in the Netherlands for analysis to confirm whether it is a new strain.

  To prevent blocking the Omicron variant virus, the Netherlands announced the suspension of all flights from South Africa earlier on the 26th.

Dutch Minister of Health De Jonge announced that passengers who have departed for the Netherlands must undergo screening and quarantine upon arrival.