Under the title "We Will Return to Our Lives on This Date: Gates Says Prepare for a Top Priority," the Arabic website reported on Bill Gates, noting that despite months passing since a notable prediction made by the American billionaire in September of last year, in which he believed that the COVID-19 pandemic would end by 2022 due to the vaccines he heavily invested in, he returned today to provide another statement about the pandemic, expressing hope that the world could entirely return to normal life by the same year, 2022.
In an interview with Sky News on Sunday, the Microsoft mogul pointed out that the spread of the coronavirus is rising in wealthier countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, suggesting that securing vaccine doses and sharing them with other countries is possible. The 65-year-old emphasized that preparing for future pandemics has become a top priority, asserting that the mistake began when specialists ignored this issue following the Ebola outbreak. He added that because of what COVID-19 did, that mistake would not be repeated, expressing concern if the world does not learn lessons from the pandemic.
Regarding the possibility of life returning to normal entirely by the end of 2022, Gates projected this expectation, noting that there are still questions about the extent of vaccine usage. He considered the only dilemma to be the disparity in vaccination campaigns from country to country.
### Record Daily Infections
It is worth mentioning that the world recorded a record number of daily COVID-19 infections, exceeding 893,000, primarily due to widespread outbreaks in India, according to a count by AFP on Saturday. The number of cases recorded on Friday was based on official figures up to 10:00 AM GMT on Saturday, with the previous daily record being 819,000 infections announced on January 8.
On Saturday, the Indian Ministry of Health reported that COVID-19 infections rose by 346,786 overnight, setting a new global record for the third consecutive day as overcrowded hospitals requested oxygen supplies. India is experiencing a severe second wave of the pandemic, with approximately one death from COVID-19 occurring every four minutes in Delhi, as the city's health system collapses under funding shortages.
### 3,088,103 Deaths Worldwide
Furthermore, the coronavirus has led to the deaths of 3,088,103 people worldwide since the World Health Organization office in China reported the outbreak of the disease at the end of December 2019, according to a count conducted by AFP based on official sources on Saturday at 10:00 AM GMT. More than 145,544,640 people have been confirmed infected with the virus since its emergence. The vast majority of those infected have recovered, although some continue to experience symptoms for weeks or even months.
