By Akinwale Kasali
The deadly Pandemic, Covid-19 that is presently rocking the world will forever be green in the memory of an Indian Couple, even after it has gone into extinction.
The couple in a bizarre manner, named the newborn twins ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’.
The two words, ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’ were derived from the Coronavirus , and code -named COVID-19. The disease broke out in Wuhan, China, spread worldwide, infecting hundreds of thousands of people, and killing thousands.
The couple, from Chhattisgarh, welcomed the twins at the peak of the raging coronavirus, which has forced worldwide lockdown, almost, and decided to name them ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’ because, the couple explained, the kids symbolise triumph over hardships.
According to the couple, the names would remind both of them the hardship they conquered amid the lockdown.
“I was blessed with the twins, a boy and a girl.
We have named them Covid (boy) and Corona (girl) for now,” Preeti Verma, the 27-year old mother of the newborns, said.
“The delivery happened after facing several difficulties and, therefore, me and my husband wanted to make the day memorable.
“Indeed the virus is dangerous and life-threatening but its outbreak made people focus on sanitation, hygiene and other forms of good habits. Thus, we thought about these names,” she said.
Giving reasons for their unusual decision. “When the hospital staff also started calling the babies Corona and Covid, we finally decided to name them after the pandemic,” she said.
Speaking on the challenges she and her husband faced before she welcomed her twin children, Verma said: “On late night of March 26, I suddenly experienced severe labour pain and somehow, my husband arranged an ambulance operated under 102 Mahtari Express service, as no vehicular movement was allowed on roads due to the lockdown. We were stopped by the police at various places but they let us go after noticing my condition,”
Ms.Verma: “I was wondering what would happen in the hospital as it was midnight, but fortunately doctors and other staff were very cooperative.
“Our relatives, who wanted to reach the hospital, could not make it as bus and train services were stopped due to the lockdown,” said Verma, who already has a two-year-old daughter.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the hospital, Shubhra Singh said, the mother and the newborns were discharged in good health.
In Nigeria, the social media has been awashed with users coming up with different names for children born within this period.
The names suggested include: Corochukwu, Corolabi, Corotunde, Corononso, Corowale, Corolade, Coronancy among other names.
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