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In a statement, the association said that its guidance is in keeping with best practices issued in 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which warns that the naming of diseases, viruses or variants after the countries from which they originate could stigmatise the people living there.
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The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term India variant or Indian variant , while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
In a statement, the association said that its guidance is in keeping with best practices issued in 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which warns that the naming of diseases, viruses or variants after the countries from which they originate could stigmatise the people living there.
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B.1.617 and B.1 are the major strains identified from the samples of south India from the positives of the April month data. Health experts and advocates have directly connected terms like the China virus or Wuhan virus to the recent increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans, the SAJA said.
New York: The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term India variant or Indian variant while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
In a statement, the association said that its guidance is in keeping with best practices issued in 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which warns that the naming of diseases, viruses or variants after the countries from which they originate could stigmatise the people living there.
SAJA advises news organisations against using India variant term for new COVID-19 strain ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 07:03 IST
New York [US], May 8 (ANI): The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term India variant or Indian variant , while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
In a statement, the association said that its guidance is in keeping with best practices issued in 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which warns that the naming of diseases, viruses or variants after the countries from which they originate could stigmatise the people living there.
SAJA advises organisations against India variant term
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08 May 2021, 11:55 GMT+10
New York [US], May 8 (ANI): The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term India variant or Indian variant , while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
In a statement, the association said that its guidance is in keeping with best practices issued in 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which warns that the naming of diseases, viruses or variants after the countries from which they originate could stigmatise the people living there. Over the years, certain disease names have provoked verbal, physical or social backlash against members of specific religious or ethnic groups. The most recent example is COVID-19, which was first detected in Wuhan, China. Health experts and advocates have directly connected terms like the China virus or Wuhan virus to the recent increase in hate crimes ag
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