Was new variant named Omicron to avoid angering China?

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Was new variant named Omicron to avoid angering China? | Daily Mail Online

The WHO’s decision to name the variant from southern Africa ‘Omicron’ has sparked speculation that the WHO deliberately skipped over ‘Xi’ to avoid angering the President of China, Xi Jinping.
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