Bill Gates lauds Modi’s leadership in combating coronavirus in India

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and his Government’s “ proactive measures” such as lockdown and expansion of focused testing in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in India.

According to officials, Gates, in a letter to Modi, said he was glad that the Indian government is fully utilising its exceptional digital capabilities in its Covid-19 response and has launched the ‘Aarogya Setu’ digital app for coronavirus tracking, contact tracing, and to connect people to health services.

“ We commend your leadership and the proactive measures you and your Government have taken to flatten the curve of the Covid-19 infection rate in India,” Gates was quoted as saying in the letter.