Gates said the United States missed its chance to avoid stay-at-home orders

Bill Gates says the US missed its chance to avoid coronavirus shutdown and businesses should stay closed

KEY POINTS:

- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates answered questions about COVID-19 during a “TED Connects” program.
- Gates said the United States missed its chance to avoid stay-at-home orders because it didn’t act fast enough on the pandemic.
- He added that the U.S. needs to ramp up its testing abilities.