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WHO labels India, other global Covid variants with Greek names. Check full list here

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WHO has given to different Covid variants acroos the globe:Alpha variant: B.1.1.7 variant spotted in the UK in September 2020Beta variant: B.1.351 variant first found in south Africa in May 2020Gamma variant: P.1 variant first spotted in Brazil in November 2020Epsilon variant: B.1.427/ B.1.429 variant spotted in USA in March 2020Zeta variant: P.2 variant found in Brazil in April 2020.ETA variant: B.1.525 variant found in multiple countries in December 2020Theta variant: P.3 variant spotted in Philippines in January 2021IOTA variant: B.1.526 variant found in USA in November 2020The World Health Organisation's move came after India objected to the B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus being termed an "Indian Variant" in media reports with.

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