Wednesday, May 8, 2024
News

Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Washington | May 11, 2022 1:24:49 PM IST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday informed that he has contracted COVID-19 and quarantined at home.

Taking to Twitter, the billionaire said that he is fully vaccinated and has access to testing and "great medical care."

"I've tested positive for COVID. I'm experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts' advice by isolating until I'm healthy again," Gates tweeted.

"I'm fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care," the Tweet added.

Gates has been an active participant in the global effort to distribute COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines with his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation working with the UN-chaired Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator and the COVAX facility, as per Sputnik News Agency.

The billionaire also published a book titled "How to Prevent the Next Pandemic" earlier in May. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
 
MORE WORLD NEWS
SCCI's trade mission to India holds 'Sha...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wif...
India, EU hold 2nd consultations on secu...
Canada's ex-Defence Minister rubbishes r...
AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine w...
'My concern is national security, threat...
More...
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
West Nile fever: Kerala on alert, health...
Sena (UBT) mounthpiece questions Cong le...
Setback for AAP in Punjab: Former Amrits...
AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj questions Centre...
Maharashtra: EC successfully conducts vo...
PM Modi pays tribute to Rabindranath Tag...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Ministry of Civil Aviation seeks re... 
"I am from South India and I look I... 
From 1st heat stroke unit to specia... 
AIFF Youth League titles up for gra... 
Pentagon: Gaza aid pier complete, w... 
J-K: Kashmir Open International FID... 
Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena set to ... 
Indian official meets Saudi Arabia'...