Europe and the United States made a number of fatal mistakes at the initial stage of the coronavirus pandemic, considers Microsoft’s largest shareholder Bill Gates.
“The worst thing is that there were people, such as I warned and said: There is a certain risk, you can prepare for a small price and avoid problems. But, unfortunately, these recommended investments were not made. Among them were recommendations As soon as possible be able to diagnose patients. PCR technology allows you to carry out a very accurate test, and if at the early stage of the epidemic to check enough people and put in the quarantine of those who have a positive result, then you can avoid that exponential growth that led to such a wide Lokdanunu, “said Gates in an interview with the Wyborcza newspaper and TVN TV channel, it quotes RIA Novosti.
“Several countries, such as Australia, South Korea and New Zealand, made it very, very good. Unfortunately, a large part of Europe, South America and the US did not do this, and we paid for this a huge price,” added Gates.
In his opinion, the situation could save the early investment: “We must invest in advance, then it will not cost so much. Even when the epidemic hit, we still had a chance – if world leaders were prepared in advance to this or although I would add to the necessary scientists who would say: follow the number of tests and follow the insulation! – Then countries could cope much better. “