Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire businessman and Microsoft
founder, Bill Gates, has warned that there will be dead bodies all over the
streets of Africa if the world does not act fast enough.
The billionaire wife stated this while speaking on the
effect of the Coronavirus disease in the third world countries on CNN.
Melinda said her heart was in Africa, adding that she is
worried that the continent might not be able to handle the devastating effect
of the virus.
“It’s going to be horrible in the developing world.
“Part of the reasons you are seeing the case numbers still
do not look very bad, is because they don’t have access to many tests.
“Look at what is happening in Ecuador, they are putting
bodies out on the streets, you are going to see that in countries in Africa,”
Mrs Gates noted.
Melinda fears things will get worst for Africa once cases
peak due to poor health care systems and lack of humanitarian supports in the
continent
She pointed out that her worst fear was when she “saw what
China had to do to isolate enormous part of its population. My first thought
was Africa. How in the world are they going to deal with this.”
“I have been in townships all over Africa and slums. When we
talk in country physical distancing and hand-washing, if you live in slums who
can’t physically distance, you have to go out and get your meals. You don’t
have clean water to wash your hands,” she added.
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