The whistleblower reportedly claims lack of training and protective gear.
February 28, 2020, 6:11 PMA Solano County woman who went to the hospital on Feb. 15 with flu-like symptoms was placed on a ventilator but not tested for the virus until four days later.
The Democrats noted that they were “alarmed to learn from a whistleblower” that HHS allegedly deployed human services workers, including staff from the U.S. Repatriation Program within the committee’s jurisdiction “to interact with Americans evacuated because of coronavirus outbreaks.” In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Rep. Richard Neal speaks at the House Democrats 'Moving Forward Framework' infrastructure bill meeting in Washington, DC.The Oversight Subcommittee of Ways and Means reviewed the complaint, and told ABC News there’s too much identifying information in it to release it publicly, and the committee is working to protect the identity of the whistleblower.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar, testifies during the House Ways and Committee hearing on the Health and Human Services FY2021 budget in Wasington DC., on Feb. 27, 2020. “We do not have any information on whether these staff are being monitored for exposure to the virus, or whether HHS continues to put staff and the public at risk through inappropriate actions relating to quarantined individuals who may have coronavirus,” Neal and Gomez noted.
Neal and Gomez ask the inspector general to conduct an investigation “into all aspects of the deployment of ACF personnel to quarantined areas.”
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