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The WHO is to rename the different variants of the COVID-19 in the hope to remove the stigma(s) that are attached to them using Greek letters. In a statement by the WHO, "While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall, and are prone to misreporting. As a result, people often resort to calling variants by the places where they are detected, which is stigmatising and discriminatory.†The four variants which are known as the 'UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants' are going to be renamed as Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/31/who-renames-covid-19-variants-with-greek-letters-to-avoid-stigma
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WHO renames COVID-19 variants
The WHO is to rename the different variants of the COVID-19 in the hope to remove the stigma(s) that are attached to them using Greek letters. In a statement by the WHO, "While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall, and are prone to misreporting. As a result, people often resort to calling variants by the places where they are detected, which is stigmatising and discriminatory.†The four variants which are known as the 'UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants' are going to be renamed as Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta.
Source:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/31/who-renames-covid-19-variants-with-greek-letters-to-avoid-stigma
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