How did the new variant of Code-19 get named Omicron? What are the scientific reasons for this?

Following the emergence of a new variant of the Covid-19 epidemic Covid-19 in South Africa, the corona ban is being reconsidered around the world. Prices of goods and services fell in markets around the world on Friday. Meanwhile, hopes of controlling the coronavirus faded. So now many people are repeating the term omicron again and again.

This new variant of the global epidemic coronavirus is named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. News agencies and experts have said that the World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested names like these for public understanding so that better information can be provided to the public instead of misunderstandings. In the past, Greek words were used in the same way instead of attributing different types of the corona to their countries.

In India, for example, the emerging form is not known as B.1.617.2. Rather, it is known as the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, Delta. The WHO classifies different types of corona under different variants of interest and variants of concern.

Some other variants with the Greek alphabet do not reach this level of classification, and the WHO even proposed two names (Nu) and (Xi) before the Omega, but at the same time it was said that The wrong message will go because one of the words Xi is part of the name of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Therefore, the word was avoided in his honor.

WHO spokesman Tariq Jasarevic said that Nu easily resembles new. The name Xi could have been controversial, so the names were objected to. He added that the organization's prescribed procedures for naming illnesses incorporate "keeping away from hostile to any social, social, public, provincial, expert or ethnic gathering and keeping away from any offense." Don't let any kind of controversy arise. "

Some well-known species, such as the Delta, are of concern. Other names in this category include Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Other types of corona include Lambda and Mu, which are different types of interest. Other Greek letters were used for variants that did not meet these limits but only Nu and Xi which were omitted.

Easy for people too:

The WHO said that, unlike the various scientific names, such names would be easier for the people and the correct information would reach the people. There will be no repetition of names during media reporting. Some researchers agree.

Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan, said that before the announcement of the Greek naming system this year, she had conducted numerous interviews with journalists and asked them to differentiate between B.1.1.7 and B.1.351. The types had to be explained again and again and they got confused. They are now known as Alpha, which emerged in the UK and Beta in South Africa.

He said that when the words of the alphabet are constantly used, it becomes really cumbersome to talk about it. He added that people eventually call it the UK variant or the South African variant.

This is the second major reason why the World Health Organization has linked different types of the corona to the Greek name system. Dr. Rasmussen said the practice of naming old people was unfair to those where the virus emerged. The agency called the practice of describing the variations in these locations "scandalous and discriminatory."

Do not attribute corona species to countries:

Dr. Rasmussen said the act of naming infections for regions has likewise been generally deceptive. Ebola, for instance, is named after a waterway that is in reality a long way from where the infection started. The WHO urged national authorities and media outlets in various countries to adopt the new labels. They do not replace technical names, which convey important information to scientists and will continue to be used in research.