HONG KONG -- Hong Kong has detected two cases of the new "unusual" COVID-19 variant that is raising alarm worldwide, just as the city prepares to resume quarantine-free travel with mainland China.
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Health workers in Hong Kong earlier this year: Authorities are on alert after finding two cases of a new, highly mutated variant in quarantining passengers. © Reuters
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