A confounding array of Covid rules and lax enforcement of mask wearing may have sent infected passengers on two KLM flights from South Africa on to “who knows where.”
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Dutch Police Arrest a Couple Who Fled Quarantine and Boarded a Plane.
One of the pair tested positive for the coronavirus after they arrived on a flight from South Africa. They were quarantined at a hotel.
As Potential Omicron Variant Cases Emerge, an International Scramble to Shut It Out
Dutch health authorities say it’s likely the Omicron variant will be detected among 61 infected travelers from South Africa.
Greece, Facing Surging Cases, Adds Restrictions for the Unvaccinated
Germany restricts access to public transportation, Austria will impose full lockdowns in two states, and the Netherlands recently restored mask mandates in some public indoor places.
Netherlands Is Maxing Out Its Covid Testing Capacity
Soaring demand and a shortage of workers have made appointments almost impossible to find.
Cities Are Not Only Tackling Covid, But Its Pollution, Too
All around the world the remnants of a global pandemic are testing the resolve of governments and private firms to rid the planet of its waste.
Shell Plans Shift to Britain, and Dropping ‘Royal Dutch’
The restructuring is meant to make the company more appealing to investors and make it easier to sell assets, the oil giant said.
Netherlands Looks to Partial Lockdown as Covid Cases Rise
The Dutch lockdown does not single out those who are unvaccinated. The country is experiencing rising case numbers amid a fourth wave of infections.
Singapore Reopens to Vaccinated Travelers From U.S. and Other Countries
The country’s transportation minister said that, as of Tuesday, two-way travel for fully vaccinated people could also occur without quarantine for those from Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Britain.
Mark Rutte, Dutch Prime Minister, Gets Extra Security
Signs of concern for the country’s leader have rattled many in the Netherlands, but experts are split on whether criminal organizations there would really risk targeting politicians.