Newborns in UP have been named “corona” and “lockdown”

NEW DELHI: A baby girl has been named “corona” by her uncle and a baby boy has been named “lockdown” in Uttar Pradesh, India.

The boy’s father said that since the child was born during lockdown, he was named such.

"The lockdown is in national interest and so we decided to name the child as Lockdown," said the baby's father Pawan.

The baby girl was born on the day of “Janata Curfew”

Nitesh Tripathi, the girl’s uncle, said that the baby was named corona as several people have inculcated some good habits during the lockdown period caused due to coronavirus outbreak. “This baby will be the symbol of people's unity to fight the evil," he said.

According the reports, the baby’s parents do not understand the meaning of the words lockdown or corona.

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