- Billionaires including Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett have shared how they are passing the time as authorities ask more Americans to stay home amid the novel coronavirus pandemic .
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk, however, has said that he is still going to work.
- The novel coronavirus has infected more than 360,000 people and killed over 15,400 worldwide, including 479 people in America.
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The ultrawealthy may have better access to testing for the novel coronavirus than ordinary Americans , but how they're passing the time as authorities urge people to social distance doesn't look all that different.
Authorities are asking Americans to stay in their homes as a respiratory illness caused by the virus has killed over 15,000 across the globe, including 479 in the United States. More than 360,000 people have been diagnosed with a respiratory illness caused by the virus , which is believed to have jumped from animals to people in a wet market in Wuhan, China.
Keep reading to see how some of the wealthiest people in the world are handling the coronavirus outbreak.
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