It's very easy for billionaires (and multi millionaires) to advocate social distancing. Not so easy for the single mom cutting hair, or the local diner owner.
How do you know that he didn't? Washington state, where Bill Gates resides, took the corona very seriously early on and, as a result, came out much better than other states. I would think this was done in part because of people like Gates.
Washington isn't doing better, just at a later state and lockdowns earlier in there infection rate, slowing them down a bit or just not as dense population. 7-10days to get to where NYC was at the worst.
Just been for a walk into town, killed 22 old people and 54 young people MTB later, get this wayyyy over the 100 in a forest on my own!!
When is everyone going to give up on this fighting it, no accept it, if your not at risk, get it, it's just like a bad cold, odds are 1000:1 on you even being badly ill <50years old, sooner everyone has had it the sooner this is over, the people that will die, will die of it sooner or later anyway. Lockdowns, just ruin the economy, put everyone out of jobs, turn everyone germophobic and agrophobic so they'll never leave there house and work anyway and it's just making it take longer that's all even then from social distancing maybe 2% difference.
Paralysed yours with FEAR more like!! If a proper virus ie 50% death rate broke out or a proper war ( which this might start while where weak ) the youngsters <40years old are going to have total meltdowns. Really ashamed of the Brit's the good old stiff upper lip is totally gone, pussy generation.