Microsoft founder Bill Gates says the novel coronavirus pandemic will cause six global changes worldwide:
1. Online meetings will become the norm.
As Bill Gates says, the pandemic will fundamentally change the approach to meetings and negotiations. According to him, personal encounters with partners will no longer be necessary for cooperation and business negotiations.
2. Many computer programs will be introduced.
The Microsoft founder also predicts that online communication tools and applications will grow even faster.
3. Several companies will share one office.
The increasingly popular and in-demand telecommuting principles will offer companies a new standard, Gates said.
Companies will leave some of their employees to work remotely, and the office will be leased to other companies.
4. Residents of large cities will move to smaller settlements.
Due to the opportunity to work remotely, employees' attitudes towards their residence places will change. Bill Gates says that if people tend to live in the center, in big cities, for they go to the office, in the future, they will look for housing in quieter areas.
In other words, the office location and the career will no longer influence the choice of residence. People will be able to return to their hometowns, and some will prefer to travel.
5. The world will not return to normal life for a long time.
The vaccine does not mean the coronavirus will go away, Gates said. The disease will not disappear anywhere, and in the future new foci will appear. But this does not mean that the world will forever remain in quarantine; it means that we can fight the pandemic.
6. The next pandemic will do less damage.
Gates said he hoped the world could prepare for the next pandemic better.
