Getty ImagesAmid the growing spread of the novel coronavirus, Forbes has been monitoring billionaire reactions to the pandemic. Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person, announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would commit $100 million to aid global detection, isolation and treatment of the virus. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s firm Citadel announced it will donate $7.5 million to one of China’s hardest-hit provinces. So we [have to] adapt ourselves.”Steve Sarowitz, founder and chairman of payroll company Paylocity, says he’s curtailing his and his family’s travel. “Although the suffering and deaths from the coronavirus are tragic, there is also a bright side to the coronavirus.

Source: Forbes March 15, 2020 11:15 UTC