Bill Gates says foundation putting ‘total attention’ on COVID-19
Bill Gates and his foundation focus exclusively on COVID-19.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was at the forefront of Coronavirus pandemicand request a Nationwide shutdown to curb the spread of the virus and provide millions for the global response to the outbreak. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation For years, efforts have been made to stop the spread of malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. Now COVID-19 is targeted.
Gates said the Foundation’s “total attention” was on the coronavirus pandemic, an interview said in the Financial Times Sunday. He also says that the organization’s non-health work, such as higher education and K-12, has been changed to examine how online learning can be facilitated.
The foundation released a statement Monday that it remains committed to its core areas, including reducing infectious diseases, eradicating extreme poverty, and improving public education in the United States.
“Although we have previously announced more than $ 250 million in funding and are committed to using our Strategic Investment Fund for the pandemic, we are increasingly focusing on the expertise of our people and putting our partnerships on the urgent effort to deal with this pandemic to end.” “The Foundation said.” These are unprecedented times, but our belief that all lives are of equal value and our commitment to eliminating inequalities in all of our work remain more critical than ever. “
On April 15, Gates criticized President Trump’s decision to stop funding the World Health Organizationsay the organization is needed “Now more than ever.” The Microsoft co-founder was also a target of Coronavirus conspiracy theorieswho make wild claims that Gates is responsible for creating COVID-19 to kill the world’s population or that he would benefit from a vaccine.
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