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BYTAL AXELROD-
Bill Gates, co-founder Microsoft told Fox News on Friday that the implementation of the government’s travel ban may have exacerbated the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. earlier this year.
Gates said the ban led people abroad to rush back to the U.S. and that proper safety and testing measures were not in place upon their return, sparking further spread of the virus.
Bill Gates told Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, “We created this rush, and we didn’t have the ability to test or quarantine those people. And so that seeded the disease here. You know, the ban probably accelerated that, the way it was executed. Gates, who has dedicated much of his philanthropy efforts toward global health initiatives.
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