Another theory doing rounds is by astrologer Dr Jai Madaan. According to her, the reason for choosing 9 pm and 9 minutes is to initiate Mar’s double effect which lends to higher will power and immunity and can help you come over difficult hurdles.

If astrology predictions weren't enough, numerologist Nitin Gupta shared that it is thought the spread of the virus happened due to the transit of Rahu. “According to numerology the number for Rahu is four and is right now travelling in the Budh Rashi. The number for Budh (Mercury) is five,” he said. “April 5 is the only date in this month that gives us the combination of both these numbers. If you add the number of the year, 2020, it also comes to be four.”