Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic in 2015, lays out a 3-point plan on how the US can emerge victorious in the fight against COVID-19

March 31, 2020

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic in a 2015 TED talk, penned an op-ed for The Washington Post on how the US could emerge victorious in the first against the coronavirus pandemic.
Gates introduced a three-point plan based on expert consultations he had through his work with the Gates Foundation, which is funding research for a coronavirus treatment.
The first point in Gates' plan is calling for a "consistent nationwide approach" to lockdowns that are being imposed to contain the spread of the disease in the country.
The Microsoft founder also called for the federal government to ramp up testing and establishing a clear prioritization on who will be tested first, with the highest priority going to medical workers followed by highly symptomatic and at-risk patients.
The final step, as Gates outlined, would be to take a "data-based approach to developing treatments and a vaccine," urging leaders to help by "not stoking rumors or panic buying."
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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic situation in 2015, laid out a three-point plan on how the US could make it through the coronavirus pandemic.

Gates penned an op-ed for The Washington Post on Tuesday, making recommendations based on expert consultations he has had through his work with the Gates Foundation, which is funding research for a treatment for the virus, which causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19.

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