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Fact Check: COVID-19 variant names are following Greek alphabet; Omicron does not mean ‘non-existing’

Variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are named after letters of the Greek alphabet and there is no evidence that the Omicron variant is a cryptic name that means “non-existing”, as claimed in a meme being ...
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Fact Check: The etymological roots of the word Omicron do not mean ‘end time’ in Greek

The term ‘Omicron’ does not translate to ‘end time’ despite claims on social media in the wake of the newly discovered COVID-19 variant. One screenshot of a tweet that has since been shared on ...
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VERIFY: WHO intentionally skips two letters of the Greek alphabet when it named omicron

The World Health Organization skipped a couple of letters in the Greek alphabet when it named the omicron variant. That fueled all sorts of speculation and claims on social media about why the ...