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FYI, slight correction: it’s been classified as a Variant of Concern (VOC) now and has the name Omicron, not Nu: https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classi
by lstamour 5y ago
FYI, slight correction: it’s been classified as a Variant of Concern (VOC) now and has the name Omicron, not Nu: https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-o...
- c0balt 5y agoYay, it got classified with an interesting name. No, another goddamn variant.
- DaiPlusPlus 5y agoI know it’s from the Greek alphabet, but yeah, they shouldn’t have used “Nu” - homophones cause all kinds of confusion. ----- Patient: “Give it to me straight doc, what have I got?” Doctor: “you have a case of the Nu variant of Covid.” Patient: “yeah, but what is it? What’s it called?” Doctor: “the Nu variant” Patient: “yes, but WHAT IS IT NAMED?!” Doctor: “I’VE TOLD YOU ALREADY!”
- tamaharbor 5y agoThird base...
- eyelidlessness 5y agoThe band on stage…
- ralusek 5y agoNu Metal...
- Fnoord 5y agoOr the Isle called Niue [1] who have the ccTLD .nu Nu means now in Dutch, but I don't see that as problematic (do see problem in English). New would be nieuw, with the 'w' being hearable, kinda sounding knew but with more articulation on 'i' so kniw. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue
- akmarinov 5y agoBut what does mine say? Dude!
- rexreed 5y agoConveniently skipping the Greek letter Xi from Nu to Omicron [0] [0] https://www.mediaite.com/news/world-health-organization-skips-greek-letter-xi-in-naming-new-covid-variant/ https://www.mediaite.com/news/world-health-organization-skip...