The UK’s variant of coronavirus is renamed as

The UK’s variant of coronavirus is renamed as

A. Alpha Variant

B. Beta Variant

C. Gamma Variant

D. Delta Variant

Explanation:

The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced new a systematic nomenclature of various variants of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets (alpha, beta, gamma, delta etc.) to simplify public discussions and also help remove stigma from the names.

• Alpha variant: B.1.1.7 variant spotted in the UK in September 2020
• Beta variant: B.1.351 variant first found in South Africa in May 2020
• Gamma variant: P.1 variant first spotted in Brazil in November 2020
• Epsilon variant: B.1.427/ B.1.429 variant spotted in USA in March 2020
• Zeta variant: P.2 variant found in Brazil in April 2020.
• ETA variant: B.1.525 variant found in multiple countries in December 2020
• Theta variant: P.3 variant spotted in Philippines in January 2021
• IOTA variant: B.1.526 variant found in USA in November 2020