Bill Gates calls for nationwide shut down to curb coronavirus pandemic

In a Washington Post op-ed Tuesday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates offered more details on how the U.S. can better deal with the fight against COVID-19.

The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation suggested three steps for dealing with the health crisis. First, he says there needs to be a nationwide approach to shutting down.

"The country's leaders need to be clear: Shutdown anywhere means shutdown everywhere," he said Tuesday.

"Until the case numbers start to go down across America — which could take 10 weeks or more — no one can continue business as usual or relax the shutdown."

Gates also says the federal government needs to step up its efforts to test more people and to prioritize testing starting with medical workers and first responders.

At: https://www.cnet.com/news/bill-gates-calls-for-nationwide-shut-down-to-curb-coronavirus-pandemic/

Microsoft founder Bill Gates: Any confusion about (a nationwide shutdown) will only extend the economic pain, raise the odds that the virus will return, and cause more deaths.