Under the World Health Organization’s system, the Omicron variant might have been called Nu or Xi, but only at the risk of ambiguity or diplomatic awkwardness. https://ift.tt/3FX9uUX https://ift.tt/3D3280m World New York Times November 26, 2021 at 07:00PMThe W.H.O. skips forward two Greek letters, avoiding a Xi variant.

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