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grivas · 29th November 2021, 14:50

Can anyone shed any light as to why the latest Covid-19 variant has been designated using the Greek letter omicron.

I understand so far WHO has designated four variants, alpha, beta, gamma and delta, so why jump to omicron, when there are several more letters in between to choose from?.

29th November 2021, 14:50	#1
grivas I really should get out more....... Rover 75 CDT Club Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Milky Way Posts: 2,380 Thanks: 105 Thanked 513 Times in 382 Posts	Omicron Variant? Can anyone shed any light as to why the latest Covid-19 variant has been designated using the Greek letter omicron. I understand so far WHO has designated four variants, alpha, beta, gamma and delta, so why jump to omicron, when there are several more letters in between to choose from?.