{"id":1064812,"date":"2021-11-29T13:45:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1064812"},"modified":"2021-11-29T13:45:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:45:26","slug":"it-begins-couple-who-visited-south-africa-arrested-after-leaving-quarantine-hotel-and-trying-to-leave-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-begins-couple-who-visited-south-africa-arrested-after-leaving-quarantine-hotel-and-trying-to-leave-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"It Begins: Couple Who Visited South Africa Arrested After Leaving Quarantine Hotel And Trying To Leave Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-begins-couple-who-visited-south-africa-arrested-after-leaving-quarantine-hotel-and-trying-to-leave-netherlands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1064812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Panic over Omicron, the latest named variant strain has begun, with a Portuguese woman and Spanish man arrested after trying to leave quarantine in the Netherlands, where they were staying after visiting South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Business Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/dutch-police-detain-couple-fled-quarantine-hotel-after-south-africa-2021-11\">reported<\/a> that the couple was detained at Amsterdam\u2019s Schiphol Airport on Sunday night when they boarded a plane to leave the country. The couple had voluntarily left their quarantine hotel but were removed from the plane by Dutch national police, according to local outlets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe arrests took place in a plane that was about to take off. Both persons have been transferred to the GGD,\u201d the Dutch national police tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch outlet Het Parool reported that the couple was among 61 people who were being quarantined in the hotel after returning from South Africa and testing positive for COVID. So far, 13 of the 61 cases have been identified as the Omicron variant, which was recently discovered and is being used by governments across the country to propose new restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not known which variant the couple tested positive for, or whether they were on the same flight back to Amsterdam as any of the 13 people who tested positive for the Omicron variant,\u201d Insider reported. \u201cThe couple were able to leave their quarantine hotel with ease, as occupancy is voluntary and not legally enforced in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marianne Schuurmans, mayor of Haarlemmermeer, told the Dutch network WNL that there \u201cis security present in the hotel, but it is true that people stay there completely voluntarily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity guards advised the couple not to leave, but there was no legal title to hold them yet,\u201d Schuurmans added. \u201cWe really did not expect that people would flee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Dutch outlet, Der Telegraaf, reported that the couple could be prosecuted for breaking quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2&nbsp;was discovered in South Africa, but the doctor who appears to have first discovered it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/south-african-doc-on-omicron-currently-no-reason-for-panicking-as-we-dont-see-severely-ill-patients\">said<\/a> the patients she saw only had mild symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the mildness of the symptoms that we are seeing, currently there is no reason for panicking as we don\u2019t see severely ill patients,\u201d said Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association. She added that she saw the variant in those under 40 but that the \u201cmost predominant clinical complaint\u201d from those patients was \u201csevere fatigue for one or two days,\u201d and \u201cheadache\u201d and \u201cbody aches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coetzee said one young patient came in with a high pulse but had gotten \u201cmuch better\u201d within two days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are seeing clinically in South Africa \u2026 is extremely mild. For us, that\u2019s mild cases. We haven\u2019t admitted anyone. I spoke to other colleagues of mine, same picture,\u201d Coetzee said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mary Makary of Johns Hopkins University told The Daily Wire\u2019s \u201cMorning Wire\u201d that people shouldn\u2019t panic over the new variant, explaining that new therapeutics will likely be able to combat the new variant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVariants are going to continue to happen. Year to year, we\u2019re going to see this virus ebb and flow at low levels. And we\u2019re going to continue to see people with immunity protected, and they should live their lives. So at this point, we need to recognize that this is going to be endemic,\u201d Makary said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>LAST CHANCE to SAVE 50% on memberships to The Daily Wire with code DW50. Without our members, none of this would be possible. Join us to keep the mission alive.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panic over Omicron, the latest named variant strain has begun, with a Portuguese woman and Spanish man arrested after trying to leave quarantine in the Netherlands, where they were staying after visiting South Africa.Business Insider reported that the couple was detained at Amsterdam\u2019s Schiphol Airport on Sunday night when they boarded a plane to leave the country. The couple had voluntarily left their quarantine hotel but were removed from the plane by Dutch national police, according to local outlets.\u201cThe arrests took place in a plane that was about to take off. Both persons have been transferred to the GGD,\u201d the Dutch national police tweeted.Dutch outlet Het Parool reported that the couple was among 61 people who were being quarantined in the hotel after returning from South Africa and testing positive for COVID. So far, 13 of the 61 cases have been identified as the Omicron variant, which was recently discovered and is being used by governments across the country to propose new restrictions.\u201cIt is not known which variant the couple tested positive for, or whether they were on the same flight back to Amsterdam as any of the 13 people who tested positive for the Omicron variant,\u201d Insider reported. \u201cThe couple were able to leave their quarantine hotel with ease, as occupancy is voluntary and not legally enforced in the Netherlands.\u201dMarianne Schuurmans, mayor of Haarlemmermeer, told the Dutch network WNL that there \u201cis security present in the hotel, but it is true that people stay there completely voluntarily.\u201d\u201cSecurity guards advised the couple not to leave, but there was no legal title to hold them yet,\u201d Schuurmans added. \u201cWe really did not expect that people would flee.\u201dAnother Dutch outlet, Der Telegraaf, reported that the couple could be prosecuted for breaking quarantine.The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2\u00a0was discovered in South Africa, but the doctor who appears to have first discovered it has said the patients she saw only had mild symptoms.\u201cLooking at the mildness of the symptoms that we are seeing, currently there is no reason for panicking as we don\u2019t see severely ill patients,\u201d said Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association. She added that she saw the variant in those under 40 but that the \u201cmost predominant clinical complaint\u201d from those patients was \u201csevere fatigue for one or two days,\u201d and \u201cheadache\u201d and \u201cbody aches.\u201dCoetzee said one young patient came in with a high pulse but had gotten \u201cmuch better\u201d within two days.\u201cWhat we are seeing clinically in South Africa \u2026 is extremely mild. For us, that\u2019s mild cases. We haven\u2019t admitted anyone. I spoke to other colleagues of mine, same picture,\u201d Coetzee said.Dr. Mary Makary of Johns Hopkins University told The Daily Wire\u2019s \u201cMorning Wire\u201d that people shouldn\u2019t panic over the new variant, explaining that new therapeutics will likely be able to combat the new variant.\u201cVariants are going to continue to happen. Year to year, we\u2019re going to see this virus ebb and flow at low levels. And we\u2019re going to continue to see people with immunity protected, and they should live their lives. So at this point, we need to recognize that this is going to be endemic,\u201d Makary said.LAST CHANCE to SAVE 50% on memberships to The Daily Wire with code DW50. Without our members, none of this would be possible. Join us to keep the mission alive.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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