Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19

Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19
May 11, 2022, 6:50 am

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a conversation at the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing. (Reuters)

The Anews reported, citing Anadolu Agency, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced Tuesday (May 10) that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Gates said on Twitter: "I'm experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts' advice by isolating until I'm healthy again. I'm fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care."

He said the charitable Gates Foundation will continue working with its partners and do all it can "to ensure none of us have to deal with a pandemic again."

Gates turned his fortune from software firm Microsoft into a diversified fortune, including investments in zero-carbon energy. His current real-time net worth is $126.6 billion according to Forbes.

I've tested positive for COVID. I'm experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts' advice by isolating until I'm healthy again.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 10, 2022

Gates, who cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975, stepped down from Microsoft's board as of March 2020 owning about 1% of the software and computing company's shares.

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To date, Gates has donated an estimated $35.8 billion worth of Microsoft stock to the Gates Foundation.

Source: anews

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