Why is it named Omicron?

COVID-19 mutant Omicron was first discovered in South Africa and other countries, and now it has spread in more countries and regions outside Africa. Then why is it called Omicron? Why is it named Omicron? The World Health Organization (WHO) named the new COVID-19 mutant strain "omicron" in Greek letters. The name of Omicron is decided by WHO, and it is not what you want. Reason 1: WHO Naming According to the bulletin issued by WHO on the afternoon of 26th, the mutant B. 1. 1.529 which appeared in South Africa was identified as the highest-ranking COVID-19 mutant and named Omicron. Reason 2: According to the previous naming, the name of COVID-19 mutant is novel after each mutation, so this time the Omicron mutant also followed the previous naming experience. COVID-19 mutant viruses are all named after Greek letters, and Omicron is named after "Omi-cron" (the 5th Greek letter ο/kloc-0). What is Omicron strain? Omicron strain is the latest variety of COVID-19. It is understood that this is the fifth variation of COVID-19 epidemic since the global outbreak. The first mutation was discovered in Britain in 2020, and the second mutation appeared at the end of 2020, and was named Beta. The third mutation appeared in 65438+February, 2020, and was detected in Amazon, Brazil, and was named Gamma. Delta is a variant that appeared in India in the first half of 20021and caused several rounds of local epidemic in China. However, Omicron strain has a higher load and is more infectious than Delta virus. COVID-19 mutant Omicron was first discovered in South Africa and other countries, and now it has spread in more countries and regions outside Africa. Then why is it called Omicron? Why is it named Omicron? The World Health Organization (WHO) named the new COVID-19 mutant strain "omicron" in Greek letters. The name of Omicron is decided by WHO, and it is not what you want. Reason 1: WHO Naming According to the bulletin issued by WHO on the afternoon of 26th, the mutant B. 1. 1.529 which appeared in South Africa was identified as the highest-ranking COVID-19 mutant and named Omicron. Reason 2: According to the previous naming, the name of COVID-19 mutant is novel after each mutation, so this time the Omicron mutant also followed the previous naming experience. COVID-19 mutant viruses are all named after Greek letters, and Omicron is named after "Omi-cron" (the 5th Greek letter ο/kloc-0). What is Omicron strain? Omicron strain is the latest variety of COVID-19. It is understood that this is the fifth variation of COVID-19 epidemic since the global outbreak. The first mutation was discovered in Britain in 2020, and the second mutation appeared at the end of 2020, and was named Beta. The third mutation appeared in 65438+February, 2020, and was detected in Amazon, Brazil, and was named Gamma. Delta is a variant that appeared in India in the first half of 20021and caused several rounds of local epidemic in China. However, Omicron strain has a higher load and is more infectious than Delta virus.