Bill Gates says the U.S. missed its chance to avoid coronavirus shutdown and businesses should stay closed.
these calls, warning that bringing people back to work will overwhelm the health care system and lead to more deaths., but "there really is no middle ground." He suggested a shutdown of six to 10 weeks.
"It's very tough to say to people, 'Hey keep going to restaurants, go buy new houses, ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner, we want you to keep spending because there's some politician that thinks GDP growth is what counts," Gates said. "It's hard to tell people during an epidemic … that they should go about things knowing their activity is spreading this disease.
Gates added Tuesday that the United States needs to ramp up its COVID-19 testing abilities and better navigate who actually needs to be tested. "In terms of testing, we're still not creating that capacity and applying it to people in need," Gates said. "The testing thing has got to be organized, has got to be prioritized. That is super, super urgent."
Gates has long focused on the health field within his work at the nonprofit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Last week, Gates hostedAdditionally, Gates warned in his"We've actually invested very little in a system to stop an epidemic. We're not ready for the next epidemic," Gates said at the time. When referencing his TED Talk on Tuesday, Gates said that "sadly very little was done," but he remains optimistic.
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