As new Covid-19 variants keep emerging, how long will it be before we run out of letters in the Greek alphabet? The UK variant, which emerged in December, was given the name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet - Alpha. After the little-heard-of Beta and Gamma variants, it is now the Delta variant that much of the world is worried about with stories of the Lambda variant also popping up. The Iota variantThe Iota variant is associated with New York, USA. The Lambda variantThe Lambda variant is the newest strain to be designated a variant of interest by the WHO.

Source: Irish Independent July 10, 2021 17:15 UTC