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When naming Omicron, the WHO skipped the Greek letters Nu and Xi. Answer true or false.
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true
- source
- En.wikipedia.org Omicron variant article, WHO naming section
- sources
- en.wikipedia.org, abc17news.com, ap fact check, https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-207834730667; who, classification of omicron (b.1.1.529), https://www.who.int/news-room/statements/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-%28b.1.1.529%29-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern, apnews.com, cbs baltimore, ‘why who skipped two letters of the greek alphabet in naming omicron’ (nov. 29, 2021): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/why-who-skipped-two-letters-of-the-greek-alphabet-in-naming-omicron/, cbs news baltimore (cnn wire), 'why who skipped two letters of the greek alphabet in naming omicron' (2021-11-29): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/why-who-skipped-two-letters-of-the-greek-alphabet-in-naming-omicron/, globalnews.ca, indianexpress.com, ktvz.com, reuters, 'why the who skipped the greek letters nu and xi for the new covid variant' (nov 26, 2021), quoting who spokesperson tarik jasarevic: 'nu' was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new,' and 'xi' was skipped both because it is a common surname (avoiding stigmatization per who naming best practices) and to reduce confusion, per who's official statement., spectrumnews1.com, who covid-19 variant nomenclature chart (https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/risk-comms-updates/update60_nomenclature-variants.pdf); who classification naming b.1.1.529 omicron (https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-%28b.1.1.529%29-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern), who press briefing (2021-11-26) and who spokesperson statement reported by reuters/ap: nu was skipped because it is too easily confused with 'new', and xi was skipped to avoid associating the variant name with a common surname (including that of a head of state), per who's own naming convention policy., who press briefing (nov 2021), reported by reuters/ap: who officially confirmed it skipped nu (easily confused with 'new') and xi (a common surname) when naming the omicron variant., who press briefing / statement on variant naming (nov 2021), as reported by reuters: 'who skips nu and xi in naming new covid variant omicron' (reuters.com, 2021-11-26); also corroborated by ap news reporting that who said nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new' and xi was skipped as a common surname., who press briefing / statement, 2021-11-26, reported by reuters and bbc: who spokesperson stated nu was skipped because it is too easily confused with 'new', and xi was skipped to avoid confusion with the common surname xi (also to avoid perceived association with chinese president xi jinping), per who's variant-naming convention using the greek alphabet., who press briefing / statement, 26 november 2021, reported by reuters and ap: who skipped nu because it is easily confused with 'new', and skipped xi to avoid stigmatizing a common surname (also the name of china's president), per who spokesperson tarik jasarevic, who press briefing statement (reported by reuters, 'omicron variant: who skipped nu, xi to avoid stigma, confusion', nov 26 2021), confirming who named the letter 'nu' too easily confused with the english word 'new', and 'xi' was skipped as a common surname, per who naming convention guidance to avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic group., who press briefing statement (reported by reuters, nov 26, 2021): who spokesperson confirmed nu was skipped because it is too easily confused with 'new', and xi was skipped because it is a common surname (and who's naming convention avoids causing offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic group), so the naming jumped from mu directly to omicron, who press briefing transcript, 2021-11-26 (who technical lead maria van kerkhove stated nu was skipped because it is easily confused with 'new', and xi was skipped because it is a common surname); widely corroborated by contemporaneous reporting, e.g. reuters, 'why did who skip two letters to name new covid variant omicron?', 2021-11-26, who press briefing transcript, 30 nov 2021: spokesperson tarik jasarevic stated nu was skipped to avoid confusion with the word 'new', and xi was skipped both because it is a common surname and to follow who's best practices avoiding culturally sensitive names (widely corroborated by reuters, 26 nov 2021, 'explainer: why who named the new covid variant omicron, skipping two letters'), who press briefing, may 2022 (reported by ap/reuters): who spokesperson confirmed nu was skipped because it sounds like 'new', and xi was skipped to avoid confusion with the common surname xi, so the variant was named omicron instead., who statement 'update on omicron' (26 nov 2021) and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. reuters, 'nu, xi... why the new coronavirus variant is called omicron', 26 nov 2021) confirm who skipped nu (confusable with 'new') and xi (common surname) when naming omicron, who statement 'update on omicron' (26 november 2021): who explained it skipped nu because it is too easily confused with 'new', and skipped xi to avoid stigmatizing a common surname, per its 2015 best-practice naming guidance., who statement 'update on omicron' (26 november 2021, who.int): 'two letters, nu and xi, were skipped... nu is too easily confounded with 'new' and xi was not used because it is a common surname', who statement (nov 2021) and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. reuters, bbc) confirming who skipped nu (too easily confused with 'new') and xi (a common surname, avoided per who's best-practice naming guidance) when naming the b.1.1.529 variant omicron, who statement (nov 2021) confirming nu was skipped for sounding like 'new' and xi was skipped to avoid confusion with a common surname, per who spokesperson tarik jasarevic (reuters, ap reporting nov 26 2021), who statement on the b.1.1.529 variant (26 november 2021) and contemporaneous who/press clarification that nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new' and xi was skipped to avoid stigmatizing a common surname, per who's 2015 best-practice naming guidance, who statement on the naming of b.1.1.529: omicron variant (26 november 2021), reported by reuters and ap: who said it skipped nu because it is too easily confused with 'new', and skipped xi to avoid stigmatizing a common surname, per its 2015 best-practices guidance on disease/variant naming., who statement on the naming of the sars-cov-2 variant of concern omicron (26 november 2021), which explains that nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new' and xi was skipped to avoid stigmatizing a common surname, following who's best practice guidance for naming diseases., who statement reported by ap news (nov 26, 2021), 'who skips xi, moving on from nu, in covid variant name game': nu was skipped because it is too easily confused with 'new', and xi was skipped because it is a common surname and who best practices for naming diseases avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic group., who statement reported by reuters (nov 26, 2021): who said it skipped nu because it is too easily confused with 'new', and skipped xi because it is a common surname and who's naming convention avoids using names that could stigmatize a population/group., who statement reported by reuters, 2021-11-26: 'two letters were skipped -- nu and xi ... nu is too easily confounded with "new" and xi was skipped because it is a common surname', who statement/press briefing (nov 2021) and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. reuters, nov 26 2021) confirming who skipped nu (too easily confused with 'new') and xi (a common surname, avoided per who's policy against causing offense) when naming the omicron variant, who statement/press briefing (nov 2021) and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. reuters, nov 26 2021) confirming who skipped nu (too easily confused with 'new') and xi (a common surname, to avoid stigmatizing a group of people) when naming the omicron variant, who statement/press briefing (nov 2021) on naming of omicron, as reported by reuters and the who's own q&a on sars-cov-2 variants, stating nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new' and xi was skipped to avoid stigmatizing a common surname., who statement/press briefing (nov 2021): nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new', and xi was skipped because it is a common surname, per who's naming convention avoiding stigmatization, who statement/press briefing (reported by reuters, 2021-11-26): who said it skipped nu because it is easily confused with 'new', and skipped xi to avoid stigmatizing a common surname, who statement/press briefing on variant naming (reported by reuters, nov 26 2021): who said nu was skipped because it is easily confused with 'new', and xi was skipped to avoid stigmatizing a common surname, per who's convention of avoiding names that cause offense, who statement/reporting (e.g. who press briefing nov 26 2021 and contemporaneous news coverage, ap/reuters) that nu was skipped because it sounds like 'new' and xi was skipped to avoid confusion with the common surname xi, who update on omicron press statement, 28 nov 2021 (https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron), reported by reuters ("nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new', and xi was not used to avoid stigmatizing a region and because it is a common surname"), www.abc.net.au, www.cbsnews.com, www.foxnews.com, www.indiatoday.in, www.koreatimes.co.kr, www.nytimes.com, www.reuters.com, www.scmp.com, www.who.int
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- Answered146 of 146 agreed140 needed#1965truefrom en.wikipedia.org#7truefrom www.who.int#420trueWHO statement/press briefing (Nov 2021) on naming of Omicron, as reported by Reuters and the WHO's own Q&A on SARS-CoV-2 variants, stating Nu was skipped to avoid confusion with 'new' and Xi was skipped to avoid stigmatizing a common surname.#912trueWHO statement 'Update on Omicron' (26 Nov 2021) and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. Reuters, 'Nu, Xi... why the new coronavirus variant is called Omicron', 26 Nov 2021) confirm WHO skipped Nu (confusable with 'new') and Xi (common surname) when naming Omicron#1129truefrom abc17news.com
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