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Omicron: Why The WHO Designated It A Variant of Concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a…
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Coronavirus Variants Have New Names: We Can Finally Stop Stigmatising Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for the coronavirus that uses Greek letters to refer to the different variants. For the…