How we must respond to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bill Gates

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🗓️ 25 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 head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers.)

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0:00.0	Hi, TED Talks Daily listeners. This week we're sharing a series called TED connects, community and hope.
0:07.7	Some very timely conversations with TED speakers around the coronavirus pandemic. This one features philanthropist Bill Gates in a virtual conversation with head of TED, Chris Anderson, and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington
0:22.2	Rogers. Let us know what you think by leaving a review or emailing us at podcasts at ted.com.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to everyone joining us from around the globe. Thank you for being part of day two
0:35.5	of our special series, Ted Connects. This week, we're bringing
0:38.5	you interviews from some of the world's greatest minds to offer tools for us to navigate through
0:43.6	and thrive in these really uncertain times. I'm Whitney Pennington Rogers, Ted's current
0:48.6	affairs curator, and I'll be one of your hosts for today's event. Yesterday, we kicked off this
0:53.6	series with an interview from acclaimed psychologist, Susan David,
0:57.3	who offered us some tips on how to really be our best selves in these trying times.
1:03.0	And we're going to switch gears a little bit today from thinking about our own personal mental health
1:07.9	to the state of our global public health systems.
1:13.2	Thank you. I guess we have a pretty exciting guest to introduce. On the other side of the country, let's bring in Bill Gates.
1:20.9	Bill, they say the better known people are the less you have to intro them. So it's great to have
1:27.0	you here. How are you doing?
1:31.0	Well, I think this is an unprecedented, really disconcerting time for everyone with things being
1:38.3	shut down, not knowing exactly how long it's going to last, worrying about the health of all the people we care
1:45.1	about. You know, I'm lucky that I get to connect up with video conferencing using teams a lot,
1:53.7	so the foundation is stepping up, and there's a lot of great people trying to help with this crisis.
2:02.2	But it's scary for everyone.
2:04.7	Are you basically stuck at home like many of us watching?
2:08.6	Yeah, almost all my meetings are using teams now.
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