The Dutch couple escaped from quarantine. He wanted to fly to Spain – SME.sk

HAAG. The Dutch border police announced on Sunday that they had detained on board the plane a couple who had fled the hotel, where they had placed quarantined passengers from Of the Republic of South Africa (JAR) infected coronavirus.

The Dutch authorities have previously stated that out of 61 passengers on two flights who tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in South Africa from Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam, at least 13 are infected with the new variant. omicron.

They were sitting on a plane to Spain

A police spokesman at the airport told AFP that its members had detained a couple of people after fleeing the quarantine hotel on Sunday night, on a plane that was due to take off in Of Spain.

The couple was handed over to the public health office, which placed him back in isolation, but not in the same hotel.

A few hours before the incident, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge stressed that the country’s authorities will ensure that people comply with quarantine regulations.

The passengers are guarded by the police

Almost all the passengers with positive test results were placed in the hotel near Schiphol, which is guarded by police and security. Several have allowed home insulation, in which passengers with negative results must remain for another five days until further testing.

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The Dutch government has banned flights from South Africa, Botswana and other countries in connection with the new omikron variant from noon on Friday South Africa. At that time, two planes from South Africa were heading to the Netherlands. More than 600 passengers and crew members were not allowed to leave the aircraft for several hours and passed the tests.

Partial restrictions

In the Netherlands, due to the deteriorating pandemic situation, stricter measures have been in place since Sunday evening, initially for three weeks. Shops, cultural facilities, restaurants a sports clubs must close at 5pm. They have an exception supermarkets.

Schools remain open, but students over the age of ten must wear it after leaving their place mask. They extended the 1.5 meter spacing rule to cinemas, theaters and restaurants, where they again introduced the obligation to wear a veil.

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