New Delhi: India is all set to start the vaccination drive against coronavirus. US business tycoon and co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates on Tuesday applauded India's effort in the fight against the corona pandemic. He also praised  India's leadership in scientific innovation and vaccine manufacturing capability.

Taking to Twitter he praised Indian. Tagging PMO India in the post, he wrote, "It's great to see India's leadership in scientific innovation and vaccine manufacturing capability as the world works to end the corona pandemic."

This is not the first time that Gates has praised India. He had previously written to PM Modi hailing the Indian government's utilisation of "its exceptional digital capabilities in its COVID-19 response and launched the Aarogya Setu digital app for coronavirus tracking, contact tracing, and to connect people to health services." In April 2020, he wrote, "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."

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