This Kerala Shop Named 'Corona' Has Become The Talk Of The Town, After Coronavirus Outbreak
The word corona seems to have become one of the most dreaded words across the globe. Even with the WHO and governments trying their hardest to steer people clear of baseless and fake news there seems to be no stopping the rumour mill.
The word 'corona' seems to have become one of the most dreaded words across the globe - the outbreak has vilified the 'C word'.
Even with the WHO and governments trying their hardest to steer people clear of baseless and fake news, there seems to be no stopping the rumour mill - like when some people believed that the beer brand 'corona' had something to do with the virus.
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We now hope that people in this Kerala town don't assume that a textile shop has some link with the outbreak.
Located about 40 km from the commercial capital of the state, 'Corona' is a textile shop owned by Pareed, and for several years he has been popularly known as 'Corona Pareed'.
"Now, I am a sought after person here. While many want to take a selfie, others just smile, when they look at me. I see many people travelling in vehicles and when they pass through in front of my shop, they pop their head out and take a glance," said Pareed.
Corona Textiles sells all cloth materials and also has a stitching unit.
When asked how he settled for this name, pat came the answer, "I looked up in the dictionary and liked the word."
Pareed is wary of what the word today means, has made sure that the now deadly corona is kept out of his shop. He has kept a sanitizer for all those who enter his shop.
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For those unaware, it's the scientists in the late 1960s who decided that the protrusions on the virus, while examining under a microscope looked rather like the bright gaseous ring visible around the sun during an eclipse.
The sun's corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse, when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disc of the moon. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses known for containing strains that cause potentially deadly diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, they're typically spread via airborne droplets of fluid produced by infected individuals.
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SARS was first recognised as a distinct strain of coronavirus in 2003 and even back then it had a strange coincidence with a soda named SARS.
Well, just because some things sounds similar, it doesn't mean they are connected, right? For verified information about the transmission of the virus and precautions you need to take, you should take a look at WHO's website. Rest assured, a beer called corona or a shop with the same name, is not going to infect you with the virus.
