Bill Gates Introduces 3-Point Plan <br />to Defeat Coronavirus Gates made his recommendations based on <br />expert consultations in an op-ed article <br />for 'The Washington Post' on Tuesday. Bill Gates, via <br />'The Washington Post' Gates' first point was a <br />"consistent nationwide <br />approach" to lockdowns. Bill Gates, via <br />'The Washington Post' Gates also called for the federal <br />government to ramp up COVID-19 testing. The final step of Gates' plan includes a "data-based approach to developing treatments and a vaccine." The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently<br />funding research for a coronavirus treatment. As of Tuesday, COVID-19 has infected <br />almost 190,000 people in the U.S., <br />including more than 4,000 deaths.