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The Omicron variant is spreading across Europe with at least 13 cases identified in the Netherlands | NewsChannel 3-12

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By Martin Goillandeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 13 people who got tested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport after traveling from South Africa on Friday

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  1. Fox News

    Dutch authorities check for COVID-19 omicron variant after 61 arrivals from South Africa test positive (opens Fox News)

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    Dutch authorities are checking for the omicron variant after 61 passengers on two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

  2. Local News 8

    World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Dutch health authorities are investigating whether 61 people traveling from South Africa who tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday were infected with the new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant known as Omicron.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Germany, Czech Republic find first suspected cases of Omicron variant (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Discoveries follow suspected case in Belgium, as Europe introduces travel restrictions to curb spread of new COVID strain suspected to be highly contagious

  4. Insider

    Two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant found in the UK connected to 'travel to southern Africa,' official says (opens Insider)

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    The cases of the variant were linked and were connected to 'travel to southern Africa,' the secretary of state for health and social care said.

  5. The Guardian

    Covid live: suspected Omicron case found in Germany; UK expert says pandemic ‘reboot’ unlikely (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    61 travellers from South Africa test positive for Covid in Netherlands; first European case of B.1.1.529 variant identified in Belgium; travel bans target countries across southern Africa

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    The Omicron variant is spreading across Europe with at least 13 cases identified in the Netherlands | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Martin Goillandeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 13 people who got tested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport after traveling from South Africa on Friday

  7. Local News 8

    The Omicron variant is spreading across Europe with at least 13 cases identified in the Netherlands (opens Local News 8)

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    By Martin Goillandeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 13 people who got tested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport after traveling from South Africa on Friday have tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant, Dutch health authorities said on Sunday.

  8. The Hill

    13 omicron cases detecting among travelers from South Africa, Dutch officials say (opens The Hill)

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    Dutch health authorities on Sunday confirmed that 13 airplane passengers returning from South Africa to the Netherlands had tested positive for the omicron COVID-19 variant.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Netherlands: 13 omicron cases found from South Africa flight | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Dutch public health institute said in a statement that testing was continuing on the samples of 61 people who tested positive for COVID after arriving from South Africa.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Netherlands: 13 omicron cases found from South Africa flights | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Dutch public health institute said in a statement that testing was continuing on the samples of 61 people who tested positive for COVID after arriving from South Africa.

  11. NBC Chicago

    13 Cases of Omicron Variant in Dutch Testing of Travelers (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Dutch public health authority says 13 people who arrived in the Netherlands on flights from South Africa on Friday have so far tested positive for the new omicron coronavirus variant

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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