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1. Spain reports its first two cases of the Omicron sub-lineage named BA.2 sublineage in Catalonia.
   2022-02-03 19:05:53 (First version)
2. Finland reports its first ten cases of the Omicron sub-lineage named BA.2 sublineage in Southwest Finland.
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