WHO skips two letters in Greek alphabet in naming Omicron COVID variant

By News on the Net -- NY Post —— Bio and Archives November 28, 2021

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The emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has international health experts worried, financial markets roiled and the Internet confused over how the new name was chosen. The World Health Organization appeared to skip two letters in the Greek alphabet when it announced Friday the name for the latest coronavirus variant, which was first identified in South Africa.-- More...