Covid-19 has been challenging to cater to even the superpowers in the world. The strongest of the countries that boast of having the best infrastructure and health care system has failed to tackle the Covid-crisis with efficacy. Bill Gates had predicted an epidemic taking the world by shock a few years ago, and the coronavirus outbreak is now a reality.
Bill Gates Fails Most Countries in their Covid-19 Response
Recently the billionaire founder of Microsoft said that only a few countries have been able to handle the crisis well. These countries will eventually get an ‘A’ certificate for the way they responded to the crisis. He added that the states have been unable to understand the extent of impact and damage Covid-19 can do.
Gates talked about Covid-19 response in an exclusive interview to BBC
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He gave an exclusive interview to BBC in which he said that many countries have been unsuccessful in giving up marking healthcare to its fellow citizens. In addition, there will eventually be some postmortem while the disease is being handled.
He mentioned,
“We are in uncharted territory due to a lack of investment and preparation for such a pandemic.”
Covid-19 cases rising every day
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the United States and increase at an unsubstantiated rate. Around the world, more than 18 lack people have been infected the virus, and more than one lack forty thousand have been killed already. There is also no sign of the infection getting controlled in the coming weeks.
Bill Gates Foundation working on coronavirus relief work globally
Bill Gates is a major philanthropist who has announced a lot of relief for the patients and funds for the Covid-relief work. The Bill Gates and Melinda Gates foundation is going to pay for the development of the facilities, which will be manufacturing the probable Covid-19 vaccines.
The foundation working towards Vaccine development
The foundation has picked two vaccines that will be developed in the final trials. The foundation also pledges 100 million dollars for the various causes and responses to the Covid-19.
Bill Gates calls out to governments to help other countries
As per the various experts and scientists predict that the vaccine for coronavirus may take somewhere between 2 to 18 months for the successful implementation. The Billionaire philanthropists have asked the governments to aid the week and comparatively developing countries to cater to the pandemic and take care of their citizens in the crisis.