The billionaire philanthropist criticised the lack of a consistent, nationwide shutdown as a “recipe for disaster” and urged more stringent orders and more testing as he warned it could take 10 weeks for U.S. cases to fall.
The world’s second-richest person has been a vocal critic of U.S. authorities’ initial response to COVID-19, and urged shutdown everywhere, in the op-ed published on Wednesday titled “Here’s how to make up for lost time on COVID-19.”
The philanthropist laid out three steps to combat the virus in the U.S.: A nationwide shutdown, increased testing with healthcare workers at the front of the queue, and a"Gates, 64, wrote: “Despite urging from public health experts, some states and counties haven’t shut down completely. In some states, beaches are still open; in others, restaurants still serve sit-down meals.”
He added: “This is a recipe for disaster. Because people can travel freely across state lines, so can the virus. The country’s leaders need to be clear: Shutdown anywhere means shutdown everywhere.” He also described a vaccine as being “half the battle”, and that facilities to manufacture the"billions" of doses needed to protect the world's population, need to be built. He praised the administration signing recent
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