Hoping to strike a fair and more comprehensible balance, WHO said it will now refer to the most worrisome variants 바카라 known as 'variants of concern' 바카라 by letters in the Greek alphabet.
The World Health Organization has named the Covid-19 variant (B.1.617) first found in India as the 바카라Delta바카라 variant. The WHO said, Covid variant first found in India will be referred to as 'Delta' while earlier found variant in the country will be known as 'Kappa'.
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead Covid-19 at WHO said, 바카라The labels don바카라t replace existing scientific names, which convey important scientific information and will continue to be used in research. No country should be stigmatized for detecting and reporting Covid variants.바카라
Hoping to strike a fair and more comprehensible balance, WHO said it will now refer to the most worrisome variants 바카라 known as 바카라variants of concern바카라 바카라 by letters in the Greek alphabet.
The established nomenclature systems for naming and tracking of SARS-CoV-2 genetic lineages will remain in use by scientists and in scientific research, the WHO has said. This "will be easier and more practical to be discussed by non-scientific audiences," it said.
So the first such variant of concern, which first appeared in Britain and can be also known as B.1.1.7, will be known as the 바카라alpha바카라 variant. The second, which turned up in South Africa and has been referred to as B.1.351, will be known as the 바카라beta바카라 variant.
A third that first appeared in Brazil will be called the 바카라gamma바카라 variant and a fourth that first turned up in India the 바카라delta바카라 variant. Future variants that rise to 바카라of concern바카라 status will be labeled with subsequent letters in the Greek alphabet.
WHO said a group of experts came up with the new system, which will not replace scientific naming systems but will offer 바카라simple, easy to say and remember labels바카라 for variants.
With inputs from agencies