WHO has modified COVID-19 versions with Greek letters to prevent discrimination | Coronavirus News Plague
The UN health agency says one goal is to prevent the stigma attached to first-century coronaviruses.
Coronavirus species should be identified with the Greek alphabet in order to avoid misinterpretation and slander in the countries where they first appeared, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced.
The new system also applies to a number of complex categories – the most difficult of which are four that are widespread – as well as other secondary areas of interest.
“Despite their advantages, scientific names can be difficult to recall and recall, as well as misinterpretation of their history,” the WHO said.
As a result, people often cite different races and the places they find themselves, which are discriminatory and discriminatory. “
Today, @WHO has announced new, easy to talk about # SARS-CoV-2 Various Switches (VOCs) & Interest (VOIs)
They will not remove the names of existing scientists, but their purpose is to contribute to the public discussion of VOI / VOC
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The four species of coronavirus that the United Nations is concerned about and known to people such as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India have now been given the alphabet Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to their findings.
Some of the more interesting types continue with the characters.
“The literature does not replace existing scientific names, which provide important scientific knowledge and continue to be used in research,” lead WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove.
“These documents have facilitated public discussion of VOC / VOI as numerical methods can be difficult to follow.”
In a statement, WHO urged journalists and state officials to get their names.
Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden signed an anti-black law law its purpose is to protect Asian Americans who have suffered the most during the COVID-19 epidemic.
U.S. anti-violence groups say the number of threats and anti-Asian crimes has erupted since the crisis began.
He criticizes former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly calls COVID-19 a “China virus”.
Months of discussion
The selection of the Greek alphabet came months after the discussion of how other opportunities such as the Greek Gods are being developed, and the pseudonyms were speculated by experts, according to bacterial specialist Mark Pallen who participated in the discussion.
But many were already brands, companies or foreign names.
Another concept of reference to various problems such as VOC1, VOC2 and others was removed as soon as it was said to be similar to the English swear word.
In the past, viruses were often linked to areas thought to have been discovered such as Ebola named after the Congo River.
But this can be destructive and often inaccurate, such as the so-called “Spanish flu” of 1918 whose origins are unknown.
Prior to the new system, some scientists adopted their simple names for a variety of purposes, such as the February paper using the names of birds. However, she was criticized on the grounds that this could harm the birds and the mother of a girl named Robin.
