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1. Algeria reports their first two cases of Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in an healthcare employee in Algiers and an Algerian returned from France are tested positive.
   2021-02-26 01:05:41 (First version)
2. Belize reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a member of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize who has been infected with this variant.
   2024-04-23 02:04:12 (Update)
3. Algeria reports their first two cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant in a healthcare worker from Algiers and a person who traveled to France.
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