WHO skipped two Greek alphabet letters in naming coronavirus variant

Covid-19: Did the World Health Organization skip two letters of the Greek alphabet to name the Omicron variant?

According to social media posts, the letters Nu and Xi were avoided.

'They actually ADMITTED THIS': AP 'fact-checks' WHY the WHO skipped 'Xi' naming latest COVID variant and OMG-LOL the backfire

C'mon media people, we know damn WELL why they skipped Xi.

Omicron: Why Did WHO Skip Over Two Letters in Greek Alphabet to Name Latest Variant?

The letters "nu" and "xi" were next but the World Health Organization went straight to "omicron."

Neither Nu nor Xi: WHO skips two Greek letters for naming new Covid variant Omicron

Naming can get tricky sometimes even when someone is following a sequence of letters. Although it shouldn’t happen usually, it can at times.    The same holds true for the naming of new Covid variant Omicron, where two letters in the Greek alphabet, Nu and Xi, were skipped for various reasons by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.   The new Covid variant, which was first detected in southern Africa, has taken the world by surprise.

WHO Admits It Skipped Over ‘Xi Variant’ To Avoid ‘Causing Offence’

The World Health Organization said Saturday it did not name the newly-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 the "Xi" variant because it may "cause offence."

New Covid variant called omicron not Xi to avoid offending Chinese ruler

The decision to avoid the use of Xi is perhaps not surprising given the diplomatic optics