Solar industry pioneer Govind Kant, 47, the second Australian to die of Covid in India
Trina Solar says its assistant director for Australia died on 16 May at a hospital in Delhi
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A second Australian has died from coronavirus in India – a solar industry pioneer and Sydney businessman, Govind Kant.
On Tuesday Trina Solar said its assistant director for Australia, who was 47, had died on 16 May at a hospital in Delhi after contracting the virus at the end of April. He had travelled to India for family reasons earlier in the month.
