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Bill Gates said the US missed its chance to contain COVID-19 without mandatory shutdowns, according to CNBC.
"We did not act fast enough to have an ability to avoid the shutdown," Gates said during a Ted Connects virtual event Tuesday.
While admitting the "disastrous" economic impact, according to CNBC, Gates reiterated his previous suggestion that the shutdown should last six to 10 weeks.
Gates also called on the US to improve its testing capacity and strategy.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
America has missed its chance to contain the coronavirus without mandatory shutdowns, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview Tuesday, according to CNBC.
"The US is past this opportunity to control (COVID-19) without shutdown," Gates said during a virtual TED Connects event, CNBC reported. "We did not act fast enough to have an ability to avoid the shutdown," Gates added.
The US has become the third-worst-hit country in the world, with nearly 600 deaths and nearly 50,000 confirmed cases reported across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and at least three US territories.
Those numbers, however, are likely to climb as the US continues to ramp up its testing efforts — which have been woefully behind those of other countries.
"In terms of testing, we're still not creating that capacity and applying it to people in need," Gates said, according to CNBC, reaffirming earlier comments Gates made about testing in the US not being organized enough.
More state and local governments have begun telling residents to remain in their homes in recent weeks, with one in three Americans now under "stay at home" orders. But Gates said the time to take such measures was back in January, according to CNBC.
Gates also said that, despite a potentially "disastrous" impact on the economy, the shutdowns should last for six to 10 weeks, CNBC reported. That timeline echoes Gates' previous comments about the steps other countries should take to contain the virus.
On Monday, President Trump went on a Twitter spree urging the US economy to go back to business as usual within 15 days, despite most public health experts — including Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the top officials on the Trump administration's coronavirus task force — advising against lifting the containment measures to reopen the economy, predicting that the outbreak could last for several months.
比尔·盖茨说，美国错过了机会，以遏制COVID-19没有强制性停产，据CNBC。
盖茨在周二的Ted Connects虚拟活动中说：“我们行动得不够快，无法避免关机。”
据CNBC报道，盖茨在承认“灾难性”的经济影响的同时，重申了他先前的建议，即停工应持续6至10周。
盖茨还呼吁美国提高其测试能力和战略。
访问Business Insider的主页以获取更多故事。
据CNBC报道，微软联合创始人比尔·盖茨在周二接受采访时说，美国错过了在没有强制关闭的情况下遏制冠状病毒的机会。
盖茨在一次虚拟的TED Connects事件中说：“美国已经失去了在不关机的情况下进行控制(COVID-19)的机会。” 盖茨补充说：“我们的行动速度不够快，无法避免关机。”
美国已成为世界上受灾最严重的国家，在50个州，华盛顿特区和至少三个美国领土上报告了近600例死亡和近50,000例确诊病例。
但是，随着美国继续加大测试力度，这些数字可能会攀升- 远远落后于其他国家。
盖茨说：“就测试而言，我们仍然没有创造这种能力，而是将其应用到有需要的人身上。”盖茨重申了此前盖茨关于在美国进行的测试组织不足的评论。
最近几周，越来越多的州和地方政府开始要求居民留在家中，现在三分之一的美国人受到“待在家里”的命令。但是盖茨说，采取这种措施的时间是在一月份。
盖茨还表示，尽管对经济造成潜在的“灾难性”影响，但停业将持续六至十周。该时间表与盖茨先前关于其他国家遏制该病毒应采取的步骤的评论相呼应。
周一，特朗​​普总统在Twitter上大肆宣扬，敦促美国经济在15天之内恢复正常运作，尽管大多数公共卫生专家- 包括特朗普政府冠状病毒工作队的最高官员之一安东尼·福奇博士 建议不要取消遏制措施以重新开放经济，并预测爆发可能会持续数月。
资本家不会同意的吧 , 这不是要了他们的命?[s:ac:偷笑]
"We did not act fast enough to have an ability to avoid the shutdown," Gates said during a Ted Connects virtual event Tuesday.
While admitting the "disastrous" economic impact, according to CNBC, Gates reiterated his previous suggestion that the shutdown should last six to 10 weeks.
Gates also called on the US to improve its testing capacity and strategy.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
America has missed its chance to contain the coronavirus without mandatory shutdowns, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview Tuesday, according to CNBC.
"The US is past this opportunity to control (COVID-19) without shutdown," Gates said during a virtual TED Connects event, CNBC reported. "We did not act fast enough to have an ability to avoid the shutdown," Gates added.
The US has become the third-worst-hit country in the world, with nearly 600 deaths and nearly 50,000 confirmed cases reported across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and at least three US territories.
Those numbers, however, are likely to climb as the US continues to ramp up its testing efforts — which have been woefully behind those of other countries.
"In terms of testing, we're still not creating that capacity and applying it to people in need," Gates said, according to CNBC, reaffirming earlier comments Gates made about testing in the US not being organized enough.
More state and local governments have begun telling residents to remain in their homes in recent weeks, with one in three Americans now under "stay at home" orders. But Gates said the time to take such measures was back in January, according to CNBC.
Gates also said that, despite a potentially "disastrous" impact on the economy, the shutdowns should last for six to 10 weeks, CNBC reported. That timeline echoes Gates' previous comments about the steps other countries should take to contain the virus.
On Monday, President Trump went on a Twitter spree urging the US economy to go back to business as usual within 15 days, despite most public health experts — including Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the top officials on the Trump administration's coronavirus task force — advising against lifting the containment measures to reopen the economy, predicting that the outbreak could last for several months.
比尔·盖茨说，美国错过了机会，以遏制COVID-19没有强制性停产，据CNBC。
盖茨在周二的Ted Connects虚拟活动中说：“我们行动得不够快，无法避免关机。”
据CNBC报道，盖茨在承认“灾难性”的经济影响的同时，重申了他先前的建议，即停工应持续6至10周。
盖茨还呼吁美国提高其测试能力和战略。
访问Business Insider的主页以获取更多故事。
据CNBC报道，微软联合创始人比尔·盖茨在周二接受采访时说，美国错过了在没有强制关闭的情况下遏制冠状病毒的机会。
盖茨在一次虚拟的TED Connects事件中说：“美国已经失去了在不关机的情况下进行控制(COVID-19)的机会。” 盖茨补充说：“我们的行动速度不够快，无法避免关机。”
美国已成为世界上受灾最严重的国家，在50个州，华盛顿特区和至少三个美国领土上报告了近600例死亡和近50,000例确诊病例。
但是，随着美国继续加大测试力度，这些数字可能会攀升- 远远落后于其他国家。
盖茨说：“就测试而言，我们仍然没有创造这种能力，而是将其应用到有需要的人身上。”盖茨重申了此前盖茨关于在美国进行的测试组织不足的评论。
最近几周，越来越多的州和地方政府开始要求居民留在家中，现在三分之一的美国人受到“待在家里”的命令。但是盖茨说，采取这种措施的时间是在一月份。
盖茨还表示，尽管对经济造成潜在的“灾难性”影响，但停业将持续六至十周。该时间表与盖茨先前关于其他国家遏制该病毒应采取的步骤的评论相呼应。
周一，特朗​​普总统在Twitter上大肆宣扬，敦促美国经济在15天之内恢复正常运作，尽管大多数公共卫生专家- 包括特朗普政府冠状病毒工作队的最高官员之一安东尼·福奇博士 建议不要取消遏制措施以重新开放经济，并预测爆发可能会持续数月。
资本家不会同意的吧 , 这不是要了他们的命?[s:ac:偷笑]