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November 27, 2021 European Commission emergency meeting on Omicron variant to outline measures to be taken across Europe.



"After giving the green light to the emergency brake to counter Omicron, we are working on every lead to follow with all the commissioners to speed up vaccinations and third dose, increase testing and tracking for people who come from the regions most at risk, deepen the sequencing of the variant and analyzing wastewater to locate "Omicron, writes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a tweet. 



The Omicron variant invades Europe


The first case of the Omicron variant in Europe was detected in Belgium. Then the Dutch health authorities announced that 61 people who arrived at Amsterdam airport with two flights from South Africa on Friday 27 November tested positive for Covid-19 and further analyzes are being carried out to understand if it is the variant. 



Two related cases have also been confirmed in the UK and are currently in solitary confinement; a first suspected case of the variant that has numerous mutations was identified in the Czech Republic, a woman returning from Namibia via South Africa and Dubai. The first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Germany have been confirmed in Munich. The two travelers arrived on November 24 on a flight from South Africa, Bavarian health minister Klaus Holetschek said. Spiegel reports it.



The variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on November 24, 2021. Several European countries, including the UK and Austria, have closed their borders to 7 African countries, including South Africa.

Other cases have previously also been confirmed in Israel, a person returning from Malawi, Botswana and Hong Kong.