WHO ynskir at gera tað lættari at halda skil á koronavariantunum og hevur tí avgjørt at nýnevna teir soleiðis at bretski varianturin framyvir verður nevndur Alpha, tann suðurafrikanski Beta og tann indiski varianturin Delta.
- Einki land skal stigmatiserast fyri at identifisera og rapportera um nýggjar variantar, sigur epidemiologur hjá WHO, Maria van Kerkhove.
Today, @WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) & Interest (VOIs)
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) May 31, 2021
They will not replace existing scientific names, but are aimed to help in public discussion of VOI/VOC
Read more here (will be live soon):
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Um tú veitst okkurt, sum VP ikki veit - skriva so til vp@vp.fo