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WHO labels Covid variant first spotted in India as 'Delta' variant

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@WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) & Interest (VOIs)They will not replace existing scientific names, but are aimed to help in public discussion of VOI/VOCRead more here (will be live soon):https://t.co/VNvjJn8Xcv#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/L9YOfxmKW7Under the new scheme, B.1.1.7, the variant first identified in Britain, will be known as Alpha and B.1.351, the variant first spotted in South Africa, will be Beta.

P.1, the variant first detected in Brazil, will be Gamma and B.1.671.2, variant first found in India is Delta, while earlier found variant in the country will be known as 'Kappa'.When the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet have been exhausted, another series like it will be announced, Van.

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