Thirteen-year-old Ningthoujam Baldeep Singh found himself stuck at home during India's recent COVID-19 lockdown and decided to use the free time to learn to write code.<br /><br />With help from YouTube, the bright youngster from Imphal in Manipur not only learned to programme but also quickly developed a game based on the pandemic called "Coroboi".<br /><br />His creation has already scored more than 40,000 downloads on Google Play Store and has a rating of 4.4 out of five stars.<br /><br />The game sees a boy trying to get home during coronavirus lockdown and dodging police along the way.<br /><br />The official description on Google Play Store reads:<br />"A boy from India is stranded and wants to return home. Wearing a traditional cloth and a mask, he will run towards his goal. He will be earning points during his journey. If the police caught him, a fine of 5000 points will be deducted."
