Corona and Covid leave hospital after nation welcomes twins

First Published Apr 3, 2020, 4:41 PM IST

In Raipur, new-born twins were named Corona and Covid by their parents. The twins, a boy and a girl, were born on the intervening night of March 26-27 amid the nationwide lockdown

Newborn twins in Raipur in Chhattisgarh were named Corona and Covid.
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The twins, a boy and a girl, were born on the intervening night of March 26-27 amid the nationwide lockdown.
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When asked the parents about the name choice, they said the names will remind the twins about the hardships that they conquered during their birth
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It was when hospital staff also started calling the babies as Corona and Covid that the parents finalised on their names after the pandemic
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Although, the parents said that they may change their names later.
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The mother and the new-born twins have been discharged from hospital.
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