The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, has flamed Covid-19 concerns anew all over the world. Scientists are trying to ascertain whether the new strain is more infectious or not, or whether the existing ...
There has been lots of head-scratching since Friday, when the World Health Organization decided that B.1.1.529, the new COVID-19 variant that was first detected in South Africa, would be named omicron ...
The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...
The World Health Organization skipped a couple of letters in the Greek alphabet when it named the omicron variant. That fueled all sorts of speculation and claims on social media about why the ...
Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have been assigned letters from the Greek alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. The WHO says the ...
Speculation has arisen over the World Health Organisation’s decision to skip two letters in the Greek alphabet when naming the new Covid variant. Yesterday the WHO announced it had named the new covid ...
They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization They’re ‘distracting and confusing,’ says the World Meteorological Organization Justine Calma is a senior science ...
The 2020 hurricane season was so prolific that the National Hurricane Center used up its roster of 21 alphabetized storm names. When that happens, the government pulls in the Greek alphabet. But don't ...
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