What is the risk of the new variant of coronavirus called omicron?
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Dutch health authorities said Friday night that 61 people who traveled from South Africa that day tested positive for COVID-19, amid concerns over the spread of the recently discovered omicron variant.
GGD Kennemerland, the municipal health service responsible for Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, added that positive test results will be examined as soon as possible to determine if they were infected with the newly discovered variant of concern, first identified in South Africa.
GGD said that a total of 600 people from two flights were tested at Schiphol.
Those with a positive test result were instructed to isolate themselves in a nearby hotel for five or seven days, depending on whether they would show any symptoms.
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Passengers who tested positive and who do not live with housemates or family members who were not on the flight and who are able to return home in their own transportation have the option of self-isolating at home, the statement read. GDD statement.
Those who tested negative were allowed to leave the airport and self-quarantine at home.
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The omicron variant has been detected in Europe just as many European countries are grappling with an increase in coronavirus cases.
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