Dutch health service says out of some 600 people on 2 South African planes, 15 are positive for COVID-19 and 95 are negative. Nearly 500 results still pending
Travel restrictions may modestly slow spread of the #OmicronVariant, but will not be effective in stopping it from landing in the US w/in a few weeks- if it isn't here already.
We should consider quarantine + testing of all intn’l travelers (incl. US citizens) +⬆️ sequencing.