Former Gates CEO sounds off on Covid-19
There's a small community of coronavirus experts out there. Susan Desmond-Hellman is not part of it. But as a former CEO of the Gates Foundation and prominent executive at Genentech, she brings a unique perspective on the outbreak now playing out globally.
Her take: While it’s perfectly reasonable to be concerned, now is not the time to panic. There are actions the public can take, she told STAT’s Matthew Herper.
“It’s frightening for people to have a known virus … and it feels very scary,” she said. Simple public health measures, however, should keep the pathogen from getting out of control, she said — such as the requisite hand-washing and avoidance of nonessential travel. With these measures, most people should be able to protect themselves and their families from getting seriously ill, she said.
Her take: While it’s perfectly reasonable to be concerned, now is not the time to panic. There are actions the public can take, she told STAT’s Matthew Herper.
“It’s frightening for people to have a known virus … and it feels very scary,” she said. Simple public health measures, however, should keep the pathogen from getting out of control, she said — such as the requisite hand-washing and avoidance of nonessential travel. With these measures, most people should be able to protect themselves and their families from getting seriously ill, she said.
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