Bill Gates called the coronavirus pandemic a “nightmare scenario.” However, he predicted that the U.S. could see less than 100,000 to 240,000 deaths from COVID-19 before the outbreak is under control. Gates said if people continue practicing safe social distancing and remain in quarantine, cases should begin leveling off toward the end of this month. Gates predicted things won't "go back to truly normal until we have a vaccine that we've gotten out to basically the entire world."