text: The restaurant industry has been ravaged by COVID mandates and lockdowns. The National Restaurant Association estimates that 10,000 American restaurants have closed in the past three months. But Bill Gates says more closures are necessary to stop the virus.
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  .@BillGates on Covid: "Even through 2022” we should be prepared for life to not return to “normal”
  Says “sadly" it’s "appropriate” for bars and restaurants to close over the next "four to six months" pic.twitter.com/cmDD8pv3XR