Bill Gates said the travel ban caused people to rush back into the country, but that there weren't adequate measures in place upon their return.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the travel ban implemented by President Trump earlier this year may have accelerated the spread of the coronavirus in the US.
"We created this rush, and we didn't have the ability to test or quarantine those people," Gates told"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace. "March saw this incredible explosion — the West Coast coming from China and then the East Coast coming out of Europe, and so, even though we'd seen China and we'd seen Europe, that testing capacity and clear message of how to behave wasn't there," Gates added, according to Fox News.In April, the billionaire philanthropist slammed Trump's decision to cut US funding for the World Health Organization.
Story continuesIn an interview with CBS News in July, Gates said that"serious mistakes were made" in how the virus was handled, adding that reopenings and mask compliance were two of the main issues.
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