Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, pictured last year, has written an 11-page memo outlining his ideas on how best to tackle COVID-19. “This is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side,” Gates writes. (Nati Harnik / The Associated Press, file)
………As most countries move into what Gates calls the “second phase of the epidemic” over the next two months, he foresees a “semi-normal” world.
“People can go out, but not as often, and not to crowded places,” he says. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other table and airplanes where every middle seat is empty.” Schools will reopen, but not stadiums.
One model is the approach taken by Microsoft China, which has about 6,200 employees. About half are coming into the offices, where social distancing is in place, while others work at home. Masks are required, as is staying home when sick and travel is limited…..
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