Now, we are keeping track of descriptors like alpha, beta and gamma, the variants of COVID-19. The World Health Organization created this naming system to make them easier to publicly discuss.

The virus that causes COVID-19 has stopped worming its way through the Greek alphabet — for now. The alpha, beta, gamma and epsilon variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been downgraded by the Centers for ...

Gamma, delta, lambda – here’s your guide to the Greek alphabet of the COVID-19 variants Alison Bowen, Chicago Tribune Aug 6, 2021 Updated Aug 6, 2021 ...