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1. Brazil reports its first "preliminary" cases of the Omicron variant in two people who had travelled to South Africa.
   2021-12-01 01:06:37 (First version)
2. Japan reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a man in his 30s who had travelled from Namibia.
   2021-12-01 01:06:38 (Update)
3. Réunion reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 53-year-old man who travelled from Mozambique on November 19.
   2021-12-07 19:06:19 (Update)
4. Japan reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a man in his 30s who travelled from Namibia.
   2021-12-07 19:06:21 (Update)
5. Brazil reports its first "preliminary" cases of the Omicron variant in two people who travelled from South Africa.
   (Current version)

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