COVID-19: Google and Microsoft bosses pledge support to India

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COVID-19: Google and Microsoft bosses pledge support to India

By Naveel Krishant

Tuesday 27/04/2021

[Image: cnn]

Google and Microsoft have pledged to support India as it tackles record numbers of coronavirus cases that have overwhelmed the country's hospitals.

Sundar Pichai, the head of Google and parent company Alphabet, said he was "devastated" by events and the firm would provide USD $18M in funding.

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella said he was "heartbroken" and would help India with its shortage of oxygen supplies.

Both chief executives of the technology giants were born in India.

On Sunday, India recorded a new global high for daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day at 352,991.

[Source: BBC]

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