India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, May 31: The World Health Organization on Monday said that B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of the COVID-19, first identified in India, has been named as ”Kappa” and ”Delta” respectively. While the earlier found variant in the country will be known as ‘Kappa’.
As per the health agency, all the variants of the COVID-19 virus have been named in Greek letters.
“Today, @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/VOC,” Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO”s technical Covid-19 lead, tweeted on Monday.
The UN health agency named the B.1.617.1 variant of the COVID 19 as ”Kappa” while the B1.617.2 variant was dubbed ”Delta.” Both the variants were first found in…