Internet founder Vinton Gary Cerf tests positive for Covid-19

Team Udayavani, Apr 1, 2020, 10:44 AM IST

New York: Internet founder and veteran developer Vinton Gary Cerf informed that he tested positive for Covid-19 infection on Monday, March 30.

The 77-year-old internet pioneer took to twitter and wrote, “I tested positive for COVID-19 and am recovering.”

He added a YouTube link of an episode from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and asked netizen to listen what John Oliver has to say about national response so far.

I tested positive for COVID-19 and am recovering. Listen to what John Oliver has to say about our national response so far: https://t.co/Adgiy3Z9NA

— vinton g cerf (@vgcerf) March 30, 2020

In response to the tweet, netizens urged Cerf to recover from the disease fast.

Get better soon. We need you.

— Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) March 30, 2020

I’m very sorry to hear this, Vint! I hope you get well soon!

— Jeff Dean (@?) (@JeffDean) March 30, 2020

Get well very quickly Vint! I have rarely in my life been so grateful for the invention of the Internet than in these times..

— Paul Fehlinger (@PaulFehlinger) March 30, 2020

Heal up, Vint…we’ve got another couple of these to do ? pic.twitter.com/jMAlJYDFRc

— Hoff (@Beaker) March 31, 2020

Get better soon Vint!!

— Padmasree (@Padmasree) March 30, 2020

Cerf is recognised as one of “the fathers of the internet,” sharing the tile with TCP/IP co-developer Bob Kahn. For the contribution to the field of technology and telecommunication he received many degrees and honors around the globe.