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WHO skipped two Greek alphabet letters in naming coronavirus variant

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CLAIM: The World Health Organization skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet, nu and xi, when naming omicron, a newly identified variant of the coronavirus.

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CTV News

Omicron variant: Why WHO skipped 'nu,' 'xi' for new COVID-19 variant

The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization's system for labeling certain versions of the virus.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Fact Check-WHO skipped letters of Greek alphabet while naming COVID-19 variant Omicron

Several social media posts have questioned the convention adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for naming new COVID-19 variants and speculated over whether it avoided letters of the Greek alphabet ‘Nu’ and ‘Xi’ when naming the most recent B.1.1.529 variant, Omicron...

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

WHO skipped two Greek alphabet letters in naming coronavirus variant

CLAIM: The World Health Organization skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet, nu and xi, when naming omicron, a newly identified variant of the coronavirus. AP’S ASSESSMENT: True.

2 years ago·United States

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Global News

Here’s why WHO skipped 2 Greek letters to name new variant ‘Omicron’ - National

The WHO chose on Friday to dub the variant, first reported to the agency by scientists in South Africa, ``omicron'' -- continuing its use of the Greek alphabet.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Washington Times

WHO accused of politics for naming latest variant ‘omicron’ instead of ‘xi’

The World Health Organization was accused of pandering to China after announcing Friday that the latest COVID-19 variant has been named “omicron” after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, skipping the letters “nu” and “xi.” In a statement to The Washington Times, WHO said that the 13th and 14th Greek letters were passed over because “nu” looks too much like “new,” and “xi” would violate the organization’s policy against offending a region.

2 years ago·United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

Why WHO chose ‘Omicron’ not ‘Xi’ for new COVID variant

Many have noted that the World Health Organisation skipped a Greek letter that is also the name of the Chinese President in naming the new variant of concern.

2 years ago·Sydney, Australia

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