WHO Nomenclature on the variant of SARS-CoV-2

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.

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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