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WHO to Label COVID Variants with Greek Alphabet to Avoid Stigmatizing Countries - The Washington Informer

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The World Health Organization announced it will use a new naming system for the coronavirus variants based on the Greek alphabet.

The post WHO to Label COVID Variants with Greek Alphabet to Avoid Stigmatizing Countries appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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