<p>As Covid-19 continues to ravage the world, a person named Kovid Kapoor has become some comedic relief on social media in an otherwise harrowing situation. Kapoor's name is notably similar to the disease that Coronavirus causes. </p>.<p>Kapoor, the co-founder of a travel website called Holidify, has also found humour in the whole situation. "My name is Kovid and I'm not a virus," he wrote as his Twitter bio, a reference to a popular dialogue in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'My Name is Khan'</p>.<p>He often shares on social media about how people are amused to know his name after the Covid-19 pandemic. "Future foreign trips are going to be fun!" he wrote in a tweet that has now gone viral. </p>.<p>Explaining the origin of his name, Kapoor said, "It comes from Hanuman Chaleesa - kavi kovid kahi sake kaha te - and means vidvaan/scholar/learned," he said, according to <em>Hindustan Times</em></p>.<p>"The D is pronounced with a soft 'd', like 'darwaaza' in Hindi or Urdu," he added.</p>.<p>Kapoor's Twitter profile is now filled with various instances where people have either mistook his name to mean Covid-19 or just poked fun at the situation. In one instance, following a Twitter user's comment saying "Hope people didn't see you with a Corona beer", Kapoor tweeted a picture of himself posing with a Corona beer bottle. </p>.<p>About the attention he is getting from the internet, Kapoor told the publication: "I'm loving it! Gotten so much attention since yesterday, it's unbelievable! I feel like a mini-celeb - giving radio interviews, for example. Although it will probably wear out in a few days, I'm having a great time so far."</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>As Covid-19 continues to ravage the world, a person named Kovid Kapoor has become some comedic relief on social media in an otherwise harrowing situation. Kapoor's name is notably similar to the disease that Coronavirus causes. </p>.<p>Kapoor, the co-founder of a travel website called Holidify, has also found humour in the whole situation. "My name is Kovid and I'm not a virus," he wrote as his Twitter bio, a reference to a popular dialogue in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'My Name is Khan'</p>.<p>He often shares on social media about how people are amused to know his name after the Covid-19 pandemic. "Future foreign trips are going to be fun!" he wrote in a tweet that has now gone viral. </p>.<p>Explaining the origin of his name, Kapoor said, "It comes from Hanuman Chaleesa - kavi kovid kahi sake kaha te - and means vidvaan/scholar/learned," he said, according to <em>Hindustan Times</em></p>.<p>"The D is pronounced with a soft 'd', like 'darwaaza' in Hindi or Urdu," he added.</p>.<p>Kapoor's Twitter profile is now filled with various instances where people have either mistook his name to mean Covid-19 or just poked fun at the situation. In one instance, following a Twitter user's comment saying "Hope people didn't see you with a Corona beer", Kapoor tweeted a picture of himself posing with a Corona beer bottle. </p>.<p>About the attention he is getting from the internet, Kapoor told the publication: "I'm loving it! Gotten so much attention since yesterday, it's unbelievable! I feel like a mini-celeb - giving radio interviews, for example. Although it will probably wear out in a few days, I'm having a great time so far."</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
