The Cyrillic alphabet, the script of Russians (and others), is one of the most widely used systems of writing in the world.

Those affected by covid-19—which is, one way or another, more or less everyone on the planet—might need a refresher course on the ancient Greek alphabet after the World Health Organisation ...

That the alphabet has survived, in one form or another, for so long is a testament to its usefulness and durability—to the genius of it.

Mary Norris writes about the use of the Greek alphabet in designating different coronavirus variants—and how the different variants are going through the Greek alphabet quite quickly.