Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic in 2015, lays out a 3-point plan on how the US can emerge victorious in the fight against COVID-19

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• Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic in a 2015 TED talk, penned an op-ed for The Washington Post on how the US could emerge victorious in the first against the coronavirus pandemic.
• Gates introduced a three-point plan based on expert consultations he had through his work with the Gates Foundation, which is funding research for a coronavirus treatment.
• The first point in Gates' plan is calling for a "consistent nationwide approach" to lockdowns that are being imposed to contain the spread of the disease in the country.
• The Microsoft founder also called for the federal government to ramp up testing and establishing a clear prioritization on who will be tested first, with the highest priority going to medical workers followed by highly symptomatic and at-risk patients.
• The final step, as Gates outlined, would be to take a "data-based approach to developing treatments and a vaccine," urging leaders to help by "not stoking rumors or panic buying."
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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic situation in 2015, laid out a three-point plan on how the US could make it through the coronavirus pandemic.

Gates penned an op-ed for The Washington Post on Tuesday, making recommendations based on expert consultations he has had through his work with the Gates Foundation, which is funding research for a treatment for the virus, which causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19.

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