Netherlands, Australia find omicron variant as curbs spread

A growing raft of curbs are being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant's spread, with Israel deciding Sunday to bar entry to foreign nationals in the toughest move so far.

The Dutch public health authority confirmed that 13 people who arrived in the Netherlands on flights from South Africa on Friday have so far tested positive for omicron. They were among 61 people who tested positive for the virus on Friday after arriving on the last two flights to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport before a flight ban was put in place. They were immediately put into isolation, most at a nearby hotel, while sequencing was carried out.

"Restrictions on the country's borders is not an easy step, but it's a temporary and necessary step," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting. The United States' top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said he would not be surprised if the omicron variant was already in the U.S., too.

The U.K. on Saturday tightened up rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two omicron cases. Spain announced it won't admit unvaccinated British visitors starting Dec. 1. They are currently allowed to enter with a negative coronavirus test. French Health Minister Olivier Veran said that while no cases have yet been confirmed in France, "it's a question of hours," given that omicron infections have been reported in multiple neighboring countries. "It is probable that there currently are cases in circulation," he said on a visit to a Paris vaccination centre.

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