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According to the Microsoft co-founder, a stable international order based on mutual political will is needed to deal with future pandemics.
"The one thing that still hangs in the balance is will we have the global capacity and at the regional and country levels that would mean that when an infectious disease threat comes up we act in such a way that it doesn't go global. We need to be doing every five years a comprehensive exercise at both country and regional levels of pandemic preparedness, and you need a global group that's scoring everybody."
Gates also praised the Land Down Under's "almost draconian" policies in response to the pandemic, which included lengthy lockdowns and stringent mask mandates.
"Some of the things that stand out are that Australia and about seven other countries did population scale diagnostics early on and had quarantine policies. That meant you kept the level of infection low in that first year when there were no vaccines," he told the audience.Brits eating expired food as they cope with meteoric rise in food prices
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