The Covid-19 pandemic has killed more than 700,000 people and continues to ravage the whole world. The disease, however, inspired Argentinian parents who named their son, Ciro Covid. This sparked a real scandal in the country!
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the new coronavirus has claimed more than 700,000 victims around the world. As disease continues to spread in many countries, the health crisis seems to inspire some parents. Indeed, in Argentina, a family decided to name their son "Covid " by believing that the baby was born under the difficult circumstances of the pandemic and that thus he was "a strong little man ".
Little Ciro Covid was born at the end of April as the new coronavirus rapidly spread to all corners of the world. For his family, this name evokes the strength of the little boy. "They were talking about the fact that their baby was going to be famous because he was born in a difficult time for everyone, and that was going to make him a strong little man!", explained Alicia, the infant's paternal grandmother. A name that does not seem to really surprise or shock the grandmother. The latter affirmed to be delighted with the arrival of her fifteenth grandchild, adding that"his name touched our hearts. "
However, Argentines do not quite agree with the family of little Ciro Covid. The photo of the baby's birth certificate where we find his particularly original name quickly made the buzz on the Web. The child's first name has created a huge controversy on social networks.
Faced with many criticisms, the motherhood decided to speak out on the subject. "I am particularly sad that this has happened, and even more so in our hospital. I think it is a total disrespect for the thousands of people who have died from this virus. ", admitted a member of the hospital. "This name is a wish of parents and we, as an institution, cannot oppose it", said Leandro Bonzini, deputy medical director of Ceres Regional Hospital, at Infobae.
Little Ciro Covid was not the only one to receive a first name inspired by the novel coronavirus pandemic. A Filipino couple named their baby Covid Marie, assuring that her birth would bring "hope"and "optimism"in the midst of a health crisis. In India, parents have decided to baptize their twins Corona and Covid. This had already caused a real outcry on the Web last March.