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1. Washington reports their first case of 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in King County.
   2021-02-24 03:05:31 (First version)
2. Northern Ireland reports their first three cases of 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
   2021-02-24 03:05:33 (Update)
3. Saskatchewan reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in two people from the Regina zone who tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of January.
   2021-03-09 23:58:06 (Update)
4. Saskatchewan reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. The patients are two people from the Regina zone who tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of January.
   2024-04-23 02:03:34 (Update)
5. Northern Ireland reports their first three cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
   2024-04-23 02:03:37 (Update)
6. Washington reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in King County.
   (Current version)

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Washington reports their first cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in two people residing in Snohomish County.
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Saudi Arabia reopens its air, sea, and land borders, and resumes international passenger flights as well, after borders were closed in December to prevent the spread of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the UK. People arriving from South Africa, the United Kingdom, and other countries where the new variant is spreading are required to spend 14 days in another country and present a negative test result prior to entering Saudi Arabia.
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South Africa surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the first African country to reach this milestone.
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee closes all schools in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties until April 24.
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