USA Today

Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant: How to pronounce it, how it got its Greek name, and what it means

Public health officials in recent days have raised alarms over a new variant of the coronavirus that could fuel a global surge of COVID-19 cases with "severe consequences," the World Health ...
Reuters

Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

GENEVA, May 31 (Reuters) - Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

WHO renames COVID-19 variants of concern using Greek letters

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have been assigned letters from the Greek alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. The WHO says the ...
The New Yorker

A Linguistic Look at Omicron

An unusual side effect of the coronavirus is the regular appearance of the Greek alphabet in newspaper headlines. The highly contagious Omicron variant has broken through in more ways than one: the ...
SBS

WHO renames COVID-19 variant names with Greek letters to prevent 'stigma and discrimination'

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. COVID-19 variants ...