Denmark has recorded just two cases of the Omicron variant so far, with the Netherlands reporting 13; both nations found that all carriers of the new variant recently arrived from southern Africa. The Dutch Health Minister said that he expects more cases to rapidly appear within the country, with the Danish health authorities also actively monitoring its spread. Meanwhile, the U.K. is introducing new measures to directly tackle the variant, whereas elsewhere in Europe, various nations imposed lockdown restrictions in response to a sharp increase in Covid cases before the Omicron variant landed on the Continent, and could expand the restrictions further still. The Express has the story.
With large parts of Europe, including Austria, Germany and potentially France, already vying to ramp up restrictions in response to a recent increase in non-Omicron Covid cases, eyes will now be on leaders to see how they choose to respond to the emerging variant. But numerous health officials have played down fears of the variant and two of the world’s largest Covid vaccine producers have said they will be able to “very quickly” update their jabs “if they need to”.
The latest European countries to report Omicron Covid variant infections are the Netherlands and Denmark.
Dutch health authorities announced that 13 cases of the variant were reported among passengers who arrived in Amsterdam on Friday on two flights from South Africa.
This was out of a total of 600 passengers, 61 of whom tested positive for Covid.
Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said: “It is not unlikely more cases will appear in the Netherlands.
This could possibly be the tip of the iceberg.”
Denmark also announced two cases of the variant on Sunday.
Both people who were found to have been infected by the variant had travelling from South Africa.
In response, Director of the State Serum Institute Henrik Ullum, quoted in Reuters, said: “This was to be expected, and our strategy is therefore to continue intensive monitoring of the infection in the country.”
Beyond Europe, health officials in Australia have reported two cases of the variant in people who had arrived in the country from southern Africa.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson led a press conference on Saturday afternoon after two Omicron cases were reported in Britain.
He said that “we simply don’t yet know enough” about the variant, but insisted that a “precautionary approach” must be taken against it.
This includes the reintroduction of face mask mandates and the tightening up of travel restrictions.
All people who travel to Britain must now self-isolate until a PCR tests shows they are Covid negative, even if they are displaying no Covid symptoms.
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She performs like she is a stand up comedian that everyone should find funny because she is laughing more than a pack of hyena’s.
Full disclosure: I don’t really like Trump.
But I hope he will win because I absolutely, unreservedly and totally loath Kamala Harris.
Assuming that he wins, and that is quite an assumption with the cheating going on, Don really has to take it all the way this time. This cannot be another remix of what we have already, but a complete ‘smash it up and clear it away to the bin’ job in the style of Javier Milei. We, as in the nations of the West, cannot stand another Democratic (sic) government feeding the creeping communism of a World Government. I pray they find enough people to protect him while he does his work.
Indeed.
One thing is for sure: the election campaign was not a level playing field.
The absolute majority of the mainstream media worships Kamala, puts her in the best possible light, covers up for her inadequacy and track record of failure, with celebrities lining up to endorse her, sing praises of her.
Exactly like they treated the incoherent, senile Joe Biden.
With Trump, it’s the opposite.
If he got elected, it would be the same.
So, best of luck to him. Even though I don’t really like him, credit to him for putting up a good fight.
Massive fraud everywhere. 2 Dbs of ‘voters’ in many states – 2nd controlled by the deep state one would assume, completely cryptographically controlled. Plus the usual more registered voters than adults, fake ballots, 10 ballots to a 1 bedroom apartment, illegals, one signature on thousands of ballots etc. etc.
The transgender and alphabet people nonsense doesn’t play well with Black and Latinos as well as “church-people”’.
They are the target of the ads.
I would vote for Trump. He is the one that is not trying to end free speech. No other reason needed.
If this writhing loathsome sock puppet wins it’ll be because of the biggest election fraud outside of Africa.. anyone seen what going on with the so-called voting machines..?
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1852029645907951992