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2021-11-28 03:44:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0646BA2DB58CF30DD8A909F33AC4D269BA68909D8E1A975BD1B49689E8EA403F
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The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant originated in South Africa but has spread to Hong Kong. https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern The Xi variant was skipped to not insult Chinese president Xi Jinping, along with confusion of the variant origination. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/new-covid-variant-called-omicron-not-xi-avoid-offending-chinese/ https://torontosun.com/news/weird/did-who-name-new-covid-variant-omnicron-to-avoid-upsetting-china
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