'Supply shortages,' US watchdog reports on coronavirus pandemic
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported "supply shortages" in the US response to the covid-19 pandemic.
“Testing supply shortages have contributed to delays in turnaround times for testing results,” the government watchdog said in a report issued Monday. “Delays in processing test results have multiple serious consequences, including delays in isolating those who test positive and tracing their contacts in a timely manner, which can in turn exacerbate outbreaks by allowing the virus to spread undetected.”
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), meanwhile, called the report "incorrect."
"Unfortunately, your report and recommendations prioritize anonymous anecdotes about minor and temporary coordination issues over a fair assessment of the federal government's historic achievements in increasing supply availability and executing the logistics required to fill identified supply chain gaps," HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Sarah Arbes wrote in a response to GAO.
GAO has argued in its report that the findings are "based on evidence."
The administration US President Donald Trump has been criticized for its poor response to the pandemic.
“Today’s report from the independent Government Accountability Office confirms that eight months after this deadly virus reached our shores, President Trump is still refusing to implement a coherent national plan to contain the outbreak,” House Representative James Clyburn, the chairman of the select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, said in a statement.
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