Gates said people now realize that there is "a meaningful probability every 20 years or so ... that one of these [viruses] will come along."
Video: What Could Be the Fastest Way to End the Coronavirus Crisis?Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that this coronavirus pandemic was the"biggest event that people will experience in their entire lives," and warned that a viral outbreak will likely happen"every 20 years or so."
He said world leaders and global policymakers have"paid many trillions of dollars more than we might have had to if we'd been properly ready."He said that in response to this outbreak, future governments will have"standby diagnostics, deep antiviral libraries, and early warning systems." He said he was confident that lessons learned from this outbreak will encourage people to better prepare for next time, but lamented that the cost this time around was too high.
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