As for the desire to avoid hurt feelings, some may consider it oversensitivity. The press in neutral Spain was not so constrained. Currently, there are no plans on how to label the variants after the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet are used up. But for general purposes, journalism included, the simplicity of beta is probably betteras is alpha for B.1.1.7, etc, the so-called Kent or UK or British variant, gamma for P.1, etc, (the Brazilian variant) and delta for B.1.617.2 (the Indian variant). ALPHA, BETA, gamma, delta.
The press in a different country wasen not so shut down.
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