SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

a variant of SARS-CoV-2
Taxon variants_of_sars_cov_2 Q109739412
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Summary

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is a variants of SARS-CoV-2[1]. It draws 1,818 Wikipedia views per month (variants_of_sars_cov_2 category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's instance of is recorded as variants of SARS-CoV-2[3].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's instance of is recorded as variant of concern[4].
  • Ο/ο is named after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant[5].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant followed SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant[6].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's location of discovery is recorded as South Africa[7].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's Commons category is recorded as SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.529[8].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 Lineage BA.1[9].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 Lineage BA.2[10].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 Lineage BA.3[11].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 Lineage BA.4[12].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 Lineage BA.5[13].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 lineage XE[14].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 lineage XBB[15].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 lineage XF[16].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 lineage XD[17].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 lineage BA.2.86[18].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant comprises SARS-CoV-2 lineage BA.3.2[19].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 2021[20].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Omicron'}[21].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '奥密克戎'}[22].
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject COVID-19[23].

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Discovery and Description

Ο/ο is named after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant[5].

Why It Matters

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant draws 1,818 Wikipedia views per month (variants_of_sars_cov_2 category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . who.int. who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · LightandDark2000 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of discovery South Africa
    Has parts
    Named after Ο/ο
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject COVID-19
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