Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Provide Coronavirus Testing Kits
SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 05: Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaking duirng the Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum in the China International Import Expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre on November 5, 2018 in Shanghai, China. The first China International Import Expo will be held on November 5-10 in Shanghai. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is stepping in to provide coronavirus testing kits in their home state of Washington.
The foundation is offering thousands of kits for Seattle-area residents starting this week.
Washington has been hit harder by the coronavirus outbreak than any other state, with 19 of the 22 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the U.S. so far.
COVID-19 could be a once-in-a-century pandemic, but the good news is that there are steps we can take now to slow its impact and help us respond more effectively when the next epidemic arrives. #COVID19 https://t.co/7alFsXL27h
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) February 28, 2020
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