It's an ancient alphabet having a modern moment.
From Alpha to Omicron - SBS takes a look at why the World Health Organisation is using the Greek alphabet to name COVID-19 variants.
That's the Greek alphabet which is currently having a moment in the public eye with the World Health Organisation ((WHO)) continuing to name variants of COVID-19 after its letters.
The one on everyone's lips right now is the Omicron variant.
According to the W-H-O, there are now seven 'variants of concern' and 'variants of interest'.
Each has a Greek letter.
The variants of concern are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron while the variants of interest are Lamda and Mu
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