Speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a Coronavirus Town Hall, Gates said the fact that people are still dying in the US today shows that the country is "not even close" to doing enough to fight the pandemic. Eight weeks ago, when Gates was last a guest on CNN's Town Hall , the death toll in America stood at 63,000 with more than one million cases recorded. Gates attributed the rise in numbers to a lack of testing and contact tracing, as well as a lack of mask wearing. In February, Gates, who along with his wife Melinda, run the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, pledged up to $100 million to help contain the coronavirus outbreak around the world. During the Town Hall, Gates explained that there are two characteristics being evaluated in developing a vaccine.

Source: CNN June 26, 2020 01:07 UTC