BILL GATES: “WE COULD BE ENTERING WORST PART OF PANDEMIC”

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Most Read News Desk

Wed 22 December 2021:

In a series of tweets aimed at alerting the public to the alarming rise in Omicron around the world, Bill Gates warned on Tuesday of the need for extreme caution as we approach the holiday season’s peak, sharing that he, too, has canceled most of his holiday plans.

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder warned his followers that we “could be entering the worst part of the pandemic,” citing the increasing number of his close friends who have been infected with the virus.

Mr Gates’ tweets emphasised the danger of the Omicron variant, particularly in relation to it’s reinfection rate, as well as the frighteningly little knowledge we collectively possess about the strain.

“Omicron is spreading faster than any virus in history. It will soon be in every country in the world,” tweeted Mr Gates.

“The big unknown is how sick omicron makes you…Even if it’s only half as severe as delta, it will be the worst surge we have seen so far because it’s so infectious,” he added in a subsequent tweet.

His warnings come at a time when the United States is witnessing an astronomical surge in the Omicron variant, with the share of US Covid infections that Omicron accounts for jumping from 3 per cent to 73 per cent in the space of a single week.

Stressing just how vital Covid precautions are at this time, Mr Gates implored a firm return to “wearing masks, avoiding big indoor gatherings, and getting vaccinated”.

“Getting a booster gives the best protection,” noted one of his tweets.

Finally, bringing his urgent recommendations to a close, Mr Gates attempted to end his Omicron awareness thread on a positive note. “If there’s good news here, it’s that omicron moves so quickly that once it becomes dominant in a country, the wave there should last less than 3 months,” said the Microsoft co-founder.

“It won’t be like this forever. Someday the pandemic will end, and the better we look after each other, the sooner that time will come.”

 

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