COVID-19/Variant

Nu のスキップ

  • https://twitter.com/APFactCheck/status/1464715341066612743

    The WHO did skip two letters of the Greek alphabet when naming omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus. The agency said it did so to stop people confusing “nu” with “new” and to avoid “causing offense” because Xi is a common last name.

Xi 株は習さんを想起させるのでスキップ。

BA.1/BA.2 (2022early 第6波)

BA.4/BA.5

BA.5 (2022middle 第7波)