NEW DELHI : Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates today said that the fight against coronavirus pandemic is like a world war. "The coronavirus pandemic pits all of humanity against the virus.
The damage to health, wealth, and well-being has already been enormous. This is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side," Bill Gates said. "Melinda and I grew up learning that World War II was the defining moment of our parents’ generation.
In a similar way, the COVID-19 pandemic—the first modern pandemic—will define this era. No one who lives through Pandemic I will ever forget it," he said adding that the economic impact of the shutdown is hitting low-income, minority workers the hardest.