Melinda Gates Gives Trump a 'Failing Grade'... "US Government's COVID Response is D-"

[Asia Economy Reporter Haeyoung Kwon] Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and wife of Microsoft (MS) founder Bill Gates, stated that the U.S. government's response capability to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is virtually failing.

In an interview with Politico on the 7th (local time), Gates criticized the Trump administration's handling as a "D minus" grade, saying that instead of a national response from the federal government, the governors of the 50 states are coming up with 50 different solutions.

She said, "We could have first tested healthcare workers, then most of the vulnerable groups, and conducted contact tracing," adding, "We could have started thinking about reopening slowly in a safe and healthy way, but there was a lack of coordinated effort."

This is interpreted as criticism of the rapid increase in infections in the U.S. due to the absence of swift federal-level countermeasures and insufficient initial testing.

Additionally, Gates emphasized the need for more funding for testing and vaccine development both in the U.S. and worldwide.

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