Is the Omicron soup causing the WHO’s Greek naming scheme to fail?
Omicron soup Although the emergence of new variants from previously circulating variants remains possible, Omicron viruses now account for more than 98% of publicly available […]
SARS-CoV-2
Information About Social Distancing
“Maintain social distancing – maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing,” according to the WHO […]
COVID-19 and xenophobia: Psychological effects affect social contagionion in COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic
Fears over new coronavirus have fueled anti-Chinese racism and xenophobia. People are hard-wired to be cautious and watch the herd, forgetting no one is bystander […]
Debate goes on: Naming the 2019 Coronavirus
The arguments in academic-industrial sphere flew to and fro, and nothing seemed certain or obviously right. In real dilemma, layered on top of this, making […]
Human Coronaviruses Revisited
Taxonomy: From “coronaviruses” to “COVID-19” In 1966, at the International Congress of Microbiology in Moscow, an International Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses (ICNV) was established […]