Couple name their twins Corona and Covid

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A couple have named their newly born twins Corona and Covid. The siblings - a girl and a boy - were born to Preeti and Vinay Verma in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Their parents said the names would remind them about the hardships they faced during the lockdown.

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