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1. Japan surpassses 5,000 deaths of COVID-19.
   2021-01-24 01:06:02 (First version)
2. Japan surpassses 5,000 deaths from COVID-19.
   2021-01-24 03:05:51 (Update)
3. Japan surpasses 5,000 deaths from COVID-19.
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