A couple in Philippines have named their newborn baby Covid Marie, as some parents have taken to naming newborns after the coronavirus.
Colline Tabesa gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the central Philippine city of Bacolod on April 13, she and the father John Tupas decided to mark the occasion in a unique way.
“This COVID-19 has caused great suffering around the world,” said 23-year-old Tupas, expressing relief after the uneventful delivery.
“I wanted her name to remind us that COVID did not only bring us suffering. Despite all of this, a blessing came to us,” he added.
The infant has been named Covid-Marie, a name her parents say is a sign of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.
VIDEO: A baby in the Philippines has been called Covid Marie – a name her parents say is a sign of hope during the coronavirus pandemic pic.twitter.com/DvipDP2Svu
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 29, 2020
