According to him, the world is not ready "for the next pandemic."
“I hope that in two years the situation will look different.
Vaccines, tests, medicines, epidemiology, monitoring - there is a lot that can be done, ”he said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Gates believes COVID-19 has become a part of life as much as earthquakes or climate change.
He noted that better diagnostic capabilities would make it possible to quickly identify the infected and significantly reduce the death toll.
“We have to learn a lesson ... This pandemic is terrible, but a future pandemic could be ten times worse,” he added.
Earlier, Gates said that humanity may face a new pandemic.
He also expressed the opinion that the COVID-19 pandemic "at best" will end in 2022.