Bill Gates says that US testing data is 'bogus' because it still takes 3 to 4 days to get results

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• Bill Gates said at a CNN town hall on Thursday that US testing data is "bogus" because of testing inequality and slow turnaround. 
• "The United States does not prioritize who gets tested," he said. "And the United States does not make sure you get results in 24 hours."
• The US is currently testing about 200,000 people for coronavirus per day. But despite conducting more tests, it can take several days before Americans are told whether they have tested positive or negative. 
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Thursday that the US' coronavirus testing data was "bogus" because of testing inequality and slow turnaround. 

The 67-year-old billionaire philanthropist discussed the US' coronavirus response during CNN's global town hall with hosts Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

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