A worrying new "heavily mutated" COVID variant has emerged in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, prompting the World Health Organization to schedule an emergency meeting on Friday. At the WHO ...

When the World Health Organization (WHO) gave the new B.1.1.529 variant its Greek name, those familiar with the ancient alphabet noticed something: omicron wasn’t next in line. Nu and xi come before ...

The World Health Organization skipped a couple of letters in the Greek alphabet when it named the omicron variant. That fueled all sorts of speculation and claims on social media about why the ...

Social media users correctly noted, however, that the organization skipped two letters in doing so, leading to questions about the move. Here's what we know about how omicron ended up with its name.

Social media users correctly noted, however, that the organization skipped two letters in doing so, leading to questions about the move. Here's what we know about how omicron ended up with its name.

Social media users correctly noted, however, that the organization skipped two letters in doing so, leading to questions about the move. Here's what we know about how omicron ended up with its name.