4 hours agoChanged the names of the Coronavirus variants
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Coronervirus varieties will be named in letters of the Greek alphabet instead of where they are discovered, the World Health Organization [OBS] has announced. The OBS has named for public-renowned variants like Britain's [Kent] version, South Africa version, Brazil and India's version. These options will you [...]
The OBS has named for public-renowned variants like Britain's [Kent] version, South Africa version, Brazil and India's version.
These options will already give you the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, respectively, writes The Guardian, follow Periscope.
The decision on this system of names came after months of discussions that cited other possibilities, such as that of the gods of Greek mythology.
The organisation said the labels would not replace existing scientific names, including numbers, Roman letters and points. /Periscope
