Bill Gates thinks schools will reopen in the fall, but the economy will take longer to recover
Gates is hopeful that education can return before a vaccine is widely available, which he expects could take 18 months.But he cautioned that the pandemic has permanently changed how people act, and it will take a vaccine or effective cure to convince people to go out again.Bill Gates thinks schools will be able to resume in the fall, he said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick.
Governments around the world have ordered people to stay home, and elected officials in Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan, Washington andSome schools have made it possible for students to take classes remotely over the internet, but Gates noted that many students don't have the computers or internet connections necessary for remote learning.
More broadly, the U.S. could open back up at the end of May, Gates said. Before a vaccine is available, he said, countries that have had considerable epidemics must figure out which activities should come back. He suggested that people could probably return to manufacturing and construction, and hopefully education.
Gates pointed to businesses in China coming back to life and activity returning in South Korea, one of the first countries to face a surge of coronavirus cases.
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