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'Tremendous Milestone': Bill Gates Hails India for Administering Over 10 Mln Vaccine Doses in a Day
'Tremendous Milestone': Bill Gates Hails India for Administering Over 10 Mln Vaccine Doses in a Day
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On Friday, India administered a record 10 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines in a single day, drawing much praise from around the world. 28.08.2021, Sputnik International
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American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has congratulated India for reaching a "tremendous milestone" by administering a record number of COVID vaccine doses in a single day – 10 million.The Microsoft co-founder tagged the Twitter handles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and called the milestone a result of "collective efforts of the government, R&D community, vaccine manufacturers, and millions of health workers."The chief scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Soumya Swaminathan, praised India on Friday for vaccinating 50 percent of the adult population with at least one dose.PM Modi also called the goal a "momentous feat" for the country and applauded people for getting vaccinated and making the inoculation drive a success. India has registered over 46,759 new COVID cases over the past 24 hours, with the total number of those infected hitting 32,649,947, the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.The death toll from the disease has reached 437,370 people, with 509 new fatalities being recorded over the past day. More than 31.85 million people have recovered in India since the start of the outbreak.
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'Tremendous Milestone': Bill Gates Hails India for Administering Over 10 Mln Vaccine Doses in a Day
16:55 GMT 28.08.2021 (Updated: 10:38 GMT 19.07.2022) On Friday, India administered a record 10 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines in a single day, drawing much praise from around the world.
American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has congratulated India for reaching a "tremendous milestone" by administering a record number of COVID vaccine doses in a single day – 10 million.
The Microsoft co-founder tagged the Twitter handles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and called the milestone a result of "collective efforts of the government, R&D community, vaccine manufacturers, and millions of health workers."
The chief scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Soumya Swaminathan, praised India on Friday for vaccinating 50 percent of the adult population with at least one dose.
PM Modi also called the goal a "momentous feat" for the country and applauded people for getting vaccinated and making the inoculation drive a success.
India has registered over 46,759 new COVID cases over the past 24 hours, with the total number of those infected hitting 32,649,947, the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
The death toll from the disease has reached 437,370 people, with 509 new fatalities being recorded over the past day. More than 31.85 million people have recovered in India since the start of the outbreak.
