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2020-04-02 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Bill Gates urges national shutdown to 'save lives'

[Washington Examiner] Founder of Microsoft Bill Gates called for a nationally mandated pause on "business as usual" to "save lives" during the coronavirus pandemic.

"Until the case numbers start to go down across America ‐ which could take 10 weeks or more ‐ no one can continue business as usual or relax the shutdown," Gates wrote in a Tuesday column in the Washington Post. "Any confusion about this point will only extend the economic pain, raise the odds that the virus will return, and cause more deaths."

Gates gave two other recommendations, which included more testing and a more "data-based approach to developing treatments and a vaccine."

"There’s no question the United States missed the opportunity to get ahead of the novel coronavirus. But the window for making important decisions hasn’t closed," he said. "The choices we and our leaders make now will have an enormous impact on how soon case numbers start to go down, how long the economy remains shut down and how many Americans will have to bury a loved one because of covid-19."

President Trump has resisted so far a nationwide shutdown but has extended federal guidelines on social distancing through the end of April.

The coronavirus task force said it would be introducing new self-swab coronavirus tests. "There was a breakthrough today for those of you waiting for 'self-swabbing' options. Those are going to be available some time later this week to be able for individuals to do their own test," Deborah Birx said during a White House press briefing.

Anthony Fauci has warned that it might take a year to 18 months before there is a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-02 00:38|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 You know there are large swaths of America that are unaffected. Maybe from your urbanist perspective, you might not have noticed.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-04-02 02:16|| 2020-04-02 02:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Listen to the man. He's been responsible for more viral infections than any man or machine on earth.

Posted by Vortigern Smiter of the Faeries4396 2020-04-02 04:12|| 2020-04-02 04:12|| Front Page Top

Ref #1: Globalists and WHO worshipers like Bill & Melinda see the 'large swaths of unaffected' as dead space. Hundreds of millions of urban men brought them wealth. Therein lies their focus. Yes, it's the money.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-02 04:28|| 2020-04-02 04:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Said the founder of the company that gave us Windows ME

Posted by Frank G 2020-04-02 05:23|| 2020-04-02 05:23|| Front Page Top

#5 National shutdown? Our economy is already in the dumpster due to the novel Corona virus. It has altered our society like nothing I have seen in my lifetime. There were shortages and rationing during WWII but we essentially have that now.

Otherwise, what #1 said.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-04-02 09:43|| 2020-04-02 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Said by a very rich person that has people managing his millions to make money out of the continuing chaos.

Posted by magpie 2020-04-02 10:29|| 2020-04-02 10:29|| Front Page Top

#7 How about starting with your H1b software ~~engineers~~ hacks?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-02 10:54|| 2020-04-02 10:54|| Front Page Top

#8 This guy is in the same category as Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg. He's a billionaire, divorced from reality and he has a vested interest in the globalism that spread this pandemic.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-04-02 13:19|| 2020-04-02 13:19|| Front Page Top

#9 The best be is to look at Bill Gates advice and then do the exact opposite.

Posted by Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-04-02 21:40|| 2020-04-02 21:40|| Front Page Top

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