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1. Israel reports the first case of faster-spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2 which was recently discovered in the United States from a man who travelled from Los Angeles.
   2021-01-25 01:06:08 (First version)
2. Israel reports their first case of a faster-spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was recently discovered in the United States, in a person who travelled from Los Angeles.
   2021-01-25 05:05:53 (Update)
3. Israel reports several cases of a faster-spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was recently discovered in the United States.
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