Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says people creating a fictitious nexus between him and wild conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic has left him astounded. .
There are conjectures and unfounded claims in some quarters that the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate scheme by Gates to implant trackable microchips in the world’s populace.
But in an interview with Reuters, on Wednesday, Gates dispelled the claims, describing them as crazy.
He, however, said he would like to know more about the rationale behind the theories being peddled about him and the COVID-19 virus.
“Nobody would have predicted that I and Dr. Fauci would be so prominent in these really evil theories,” he said.
“I’m very surprised by that. I hope it goes away. But do people really believe that stuff? We’re really going to have to get educated about this over the next year and understand…how does it change peoples’ behaviour and how should we have minimized this?”
There has been plethora of theories making the rounds on social media concerning the deadly virus, its origin and how it has evolved.
Gates had earlier said governments around the world, including Nigeria, need to start gearing up for the next pandemic.
Gates had said a country like Nigeria needs to invest more in primary healthcare to ensure it is well prepared for the next global pandemic.
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