Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said it will likely take 18 months to develop a coronavirus vaccine – and that getting it ‘shouldn’t be limited by money’. The 64-year-old business magnate claimed that – due to a lack of global preparation for the pandemic – it would take some time to create a working treatment. … Read more
Bill Gates slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold $500million in funding to the World Health Organization, saying it’s ‘as dangerous as it sounds’. The tech magnate, worth $104billion, tweeted Wednesday saying the US’ involvement with the WHO is more necessary than ever. ‘Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis … Read more
Melinda Gates says the world is likely to be permanently changed by the coronavirus pandemic and is likely to be the first of many in our lifetimes. Gates and her husband Bill chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which has already donated more than $45 billion towards vaccination research in the hope of tackling … Read more
Billionaire Bill Gates has warned that coronavirus testing in the United States must improve and priority given to healthcare workers and those most in need before the country can effectively emerge from the outbreak. The Microsoft co-founder spoke with CNBC on Thursday, where he said that the federal government had shown no interest in creating … Read more
On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that any American can be tested for coronavirus as long as a doctor approves it. The move appears to expand upon previous criteria needed for testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But how do you determine if you have symptoms of COVID-19 and when you … Read more
Madonna has announced she has donated £1million to the Gates Philanthropy Partners’ COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator in order to help find a cure for coronavirus. In a lengthy statement shared to her website Madona.com, the pop star, 61, said she is ‘so impressed by the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’ that she wants to contribute … Read more
Bill Gates warns six to 10 weeks of total isolation ‘is the best case scenario’ for the U.S. and says you can’t ‘ignore the pile of bodies in the corner’ and return to normal Microsoft founder said there ‘really is no middle ground’ in stopping the virus But he acknowledged shutdowns will be ‘disastrous’ for … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers claims Bill Gates and George Soros are behind coronavirus in bid to cull world’s population with poisoned antidote in bizarre conspiracy theory The 72-year-old branded the two men ‘control freaks’ in social media rant Linked to video blaming the pair for the virus which has killed 36 in Britain Previously hit … Read more