An Indian couple has reportedly named their babies COVID and Corona. With millions of people all over the world dying of this dreaded airborne virus, the Indian couple who had twins said they are giving their children the names because of the situation and time in which they were born.
the virus has brought hardship and devastation to world as whole and just India, with mere mention of the words “coronavirus” or “COVID-19” it brings fear to the heart of many but this Indian couple has chosen to see it from another point of view, the babies were born like two weeks after they was a lockdown law in India as such they decided to name their twin babies “COVID” and “Corona”.
According to the India couple who are based in Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh state in central India. They said the names will remind them about all the hardships they went through to conquere the coronavirus. According to the husband he said:
“I was blessed with the twins, a boy, and a girl, in the early hours on March 27. We have named them Covid (boy) and Corona (girl) for now,” Preeti Verma, the 27-old mother of the newborns, said in a report by The Hindu.
“The delivery happened after facing several difficulties and therefore, I and my husband wanted to make the day memorable.” On the night of March 26, Verma experienced severe labour pain. No movement was allowed as India had enforced a lockdown for its population of more than 1.3 billion on March 24.
Giving reasons for the unusual name decision for their twins, Verma said; “Indeed the virus is dangerous and life-threatening but its outbreak made people focus on sanitation, hygiene and inculcate other good habits. Thus, we thought about these names.
“When the hospital staff also started calling the babies as Corona and Covid, we finally decided to name them after the pandemic”.
