March 27, 2020
BILL Gates has warned that a “super painful” period of social isolation should now be the top priority in fighting the coronavirus across the US.
The Microsoft founder was speaking as part of an ongoing CNN town hall on the pandemic and said that six to 10 weeks of hardcore isolation nationwide is now necessary.
The billionaire philanthropist also said that President Trump’s statements about potentially having the county open again in April are “not realistic,” pointing to the fact that the number of cases are still going up.
This approach to isolation should not be county by county but on a national scale, he added.
Gates, whose Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $100 million to fighting the pandemic, said: “So far, not a single state has reached the crucial point where case numbers are plateauing and beginning to decrease - meaning it is unlikely we have reached the peak yet.
"We're entering into a tough period... If we do it right, we'll only have to do it once for 6 to 10 weeks, but... it has to be the whole country."
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