WHO switches to Greek alphabet for virus variant names

The new system applies to variants of concern -- the most troubling of which four are in circulation -- and the second-level variants of interest being tracked.

For example, within Britain, what other countries have been referring to as the British variant is often called the Kent variant -- the county in southeast England where it was first discovered. "To avoid this and to simplify public communications, WHO encourages national authorities, media outlets and others to adopt these new labels."

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