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COVID-19: Streets Of Africa Will Be Filled With Dead Bodies — Bill Gates’ Wife
Bill Gates‘ wife, Melinda Gates has disclosed that very soon, many African‘s countries streets will be filled with dead bodies when coronavirus pandemic hits the continents hard.
Brandnewsday reports that the wife of one of the world’s richest men’s Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, made this known in a recent interview held with the CNN. Added that “COVID-19 will be horrible in the developing world”, citing the crisis facing the African continent with failed healthcare and social systems in Africa.
The American philanthropist revealed that she was worried over the possible effects on Africa of the coronavirus pandemic if and when it fully strikes in the continent as it has caused havoc in Asia, Europe and the United States of America.
Speaking further, the wife of the former world’s richest man claimed that the only reason why reported confirmed cases of the coronavirus pandemic is low in Africa is due to the low numbers of people that have been tested.
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“My heart is in Africa. I’m worried. The only reason why the reported cases of the coronavirus disease in Africa is low now is most likely because there has not been wide testing of people. The disease is going to bite hard on the continent. I see dead bodies in the streets of Africa,” Mrs. Gates commented.
Meanwhile, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has set to facilitate the effects and kick against the coronavirus pandemic in the black continent.
In a recent article, Bill Gates wrote: “By helping countries in Africa and South Asia get ready now, we can save lives and also slow the global circulation of the virus. (A significant portion of the commitment Melinda and I recently made to help kickstart the global response to COVID-19 – which could total up to $100 million – is focused particularly on developing countries.”
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