Coronavirus whistleblower says U.S. health workers who had contact with quarantined Americans lacked training and gear
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A senior staffer at Health and Human Services said a government team sent to help process American coronavirus evacuees didn't have the training or equipment for the assignment, the Washington Post reported. read more...
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