Bill Gates on how we must respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

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🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what it will take for the world to endure this crisis. This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by Chris and TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. To learn more, visit go.ted.com/tedconnects

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	Hi there everyone, it's Chris here.
0:13.6	So we've been thinking hard at Ted about how to respond to this global pandemic.
0:19.1	And one of the decisions we made was to accelerate the launch of season 4 of this podcast.
0:23.2	We're going to focus most of the content on the pandemic and our collective responses
0:28.0	to it.
0:29.5	So the next bunch of episodes you'll hear were recorded just in the last few days via
0:34.6	live stream.
0:35.9	And they feature experts whose ideas can help us reflect and work through this uncertain
0:40.3	time with a sense of responsibility, compassion and wisdom.
0:44.9	My co-host for this episode is Ted's current affairs curator, Whitney Pettington Rodgers.
0:50.8	And we'd love for you to join in on these discussions.
0:53.2	You can tune in daily from Monday through Thursday, either on Facebook.com slash Ted.
0:59.8	Or you can watch at go.com slash TedConnects.
1:04.0	This will be happening at 12pm US Eastern time for the next couple of weeks.
1:09.5	At first, Bill Gates on what it will take for the world to endure this crisis.
1:15.2	Okay, let's dive in.
1:19.0	Bill, they say the best in known people are the less you have to intro them.
1:22.6	So it's great to have you here.
1:24.9	How are you doing?
1:27.2	Well, I think this is an unprecedented, really disconcerting time for everyone.
1:33.7	With things being shut down, not knowing exactly how long it's going to last.
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