After a new variant with the unwieldy scientific name of B.1.1.529 was discovered last week in South Africa, observers might have expected WHO to name it after the next Greek letter on the list: Nu.

According to the Greek alphabet, the World Health Organization was expected to name the latest Covid-19 variant “Nu” or “Xi.” But both names were seen as problematic.

The World Health Organization was following the Greek alphabet to the letter to label COVID variants. One rep tells KHOU 11's VERIFY team why they skipped Nu and Xi.

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The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous entity for 2,500 years. But in just two weeks, it became notorious. Omicron moved beyond classical philosophy texts, beyond the ...

Extreme Heat Warning from FRI 10:00 AM MST until SUN 8:00 PM MST Why WHO skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet in naming Omicron By Faith Karimi, CNN Nov 29, 2021 Updated Nov 29, 2021 0 1 of 2 ...