BBCNEWS Outside Source June 1, 2021 18:18:00
To the place where they were first discovered. the aim is to make the variants easier to remember and to remove the stigma of calling them after a country or place. here are the new names. the kent or uk variant becomes alpha, the south african variant is beta, brazilian is gamma and indian is delta. let's hear from mark perkins from the world health organization. the statement of location is a real phenomenon and there has been anti—immigrant feelings for people coming from places where some of these variants were first discovered. it is not necessarily make sense because a real phenomenon ...