Original title: new infections reported in the Netherlands and Canada
According to Xinhua news agency, Beijing, November 29 - Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported that the Netherlands and Canada reported confirmed cases of infection with the new crown variant virus Omicron strain on the 28th.
The Netherlands National Institute of public health and environment said in a statement on the 28th that at present, 13 confirmed cases of infection with Omicron virus have been found among flight passengers from South Africa. At present, the detection of more virus samples is still in progress, so the infection cases of Omicron virus strain may increase.
In order to slow down the spread of the drug, the agency appealed to all passengers from South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to receive COVID-19 detection in the past week.
Ontario, Canada, announced on the 28th that two cases of Omicron virus infection were confirmed in the capital Ottawa. Health Canada said in a statement that this was the first case of the virus infection found in Canada.
The two cases have recently returned to Canada from Nigeria and are currently being quarantined. The Canadian public health department is conducting contact tracking.