AP: U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic
As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
This AP investigation isn’t based in opinion or hyperbole, it’s based on actual federal purchasing contracts. These documents show “the Trump administration delayed ordering additional supplies until the virus had taken root and was spreading.”
