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1. Thailand reports its first locally transmitted case of the Omicron variant in 49-year old woman who had no travel history and caught from her infected husband.
   2021-12-20 15:06:12 (First version)
2. Panama reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 50-year-old person who worked in mining and recently travelled to South Africa.
   2021-12-21 01:06:00 (Update)
3. Panama reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who recently travelled from South Africa.
   2021-12-21 03:06:03 (Update)
4. Costa Rica reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a eighy-year-old boy who recently travelled from the United States along with his family.
   2021-12-21 07:06:06 (Update)
5. Colombia reports its first case of the Omicron variant in two Colombia people who travelled from the United States and a U.S. citizen who travelled from Spain.
   2021-12-27 19:05:33 (Update)
6. Thailand reports its first locally transmitted case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 49-year-old woman.
   2021-12-27 19:05:36 (Update)
7. Costa Rica reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a eight-year-old boy who recently travelled from the United States along with his family.
   2021-12-27 19:05:38 (Update)
8. Panama reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 50-year-old person who recently travelled from South Africa.
   (Current version)

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