'Covid has magnified every existing inequality' – Melinda Gates

Pandemic could result in a lost decade' for developing countries says co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in stark report

The world's poorest countries risk a lost decade of development unless leaders move quickly to help them recover from the fallout of Covid-19, Melinda Gates told the Guardian.

The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has committed $350m (270m) to support the global response to the pandemic, said it was in the hands of the global community to decide the long-term impact.