Naming can get tricky sometimes even when someone is following a sequence of letters. Although it shouldn’t happen usually, it can at times.
The same holds true for the naming of new Covid variant Omicron, where two letters in the Greek alphabet, Nu and Xi, were skipped for various reasons by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
The new Covid variant, which was first detected in southern Africa, has taken the world by surprise.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has assured Australians that authorities are well prepared to respond to the new coronavirus variant that has emerged in southern Africa.