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1. The state of Salzburg reports Austria's first case of Lineage P.2 variant first detected in Brazil.
   2021-03-09 03:05:28 (First version)
2. Hawaii reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa in a person from Oahu with no known travel history.
   2021-12-10 00:19:53 (Update)
3. Austria reports their first case of the Lineage P.2 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Salzburg state.
   (Current version)

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