At the time, scientists argued that the second Omicron strain -- BA.2, with dozens of new gene mutations --was as genetically distinct from BA.1 as Alpha, Gamma and Delta had been from each other.
The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...
Several social media posts have questioned the convention adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for naming new COVID-19 variants and speculated over whether it avoided letters of the Greek ...