<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending for the leadership role in fighting COVID-19 in India by adopting national lockdown and expanding focused testing to identify hotspots for isolation among other things.<br /><br />He said he was glad to know that the Indian government was 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.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong><br /><br />"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, such as adopting a national lockdown, expanding focused testing to identify hot spots for isolation, quarantining, and care, and significantly increasing health expenditures to strengthen the health system response and promote R&D and digital innovation," Gates said in the letter.</p>.<p>Gates also said he was grateful to see that Modi was seeking to balance public health imperatives with the need to ensure adequate social protection for all Indians.</p>
<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending for the leadership role in fighting COVID-19 in India by adopting national lockdown and expanding focused testing to identify hotspots for isolation among other things.<br /><br />He said he was glad to know that the Indian government was 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.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong><br /><br />"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, such as adopting a national lockdown, expanding focused testing to identify hot spots for isolation, quarantining, and care, and significantly increasing health expenditures to strengthen the health system response and promote R&D and digital innovation," Gates said in the letter.</p>.<p>Gates also said he was grateful to see that Modi was seeking to balance public health imperatives with the need to ensure adequate social protection for all Indians.</p>
