Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has warned that if the world does not act fast enough, then there will be dead bodies all over the streets of Africa.
Melinda raised these concerns while speaking to CNN on Sunday, April 12, 2020, on the novel coronavirus and its effects in third world countries.
She said her heart is in Africa, stating 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 Gates who is also co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation fears things will get worst for Africa once cases peak because of poor health care systems and lack of humanitarian supports.
According to Mrs. Gates, her worst nightmare was when she “saw what China had to do to isolate an 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 a country of physical distancing and hand-washing, if you live in slums who can’t physical distance, you have to go out and get your meals. You don’t have clean water to wash your hands,” she added.
