Cononavirus whistleblower faces retaliation

A whistleblower in the Health and Human Services administration is allegedly facing reassignment or loss of job after she complained that workers from her agency were sent in January and February without protective gear or training to meet with Americans evacuated from China. They could have contacted the conoravirus themselves or spread it on their return to home states. The workers were not tested for the virus. (SLATE, February 27, 2020, by Molly Olmstead)

The whistleblower, a senior official, reported to congressman Jimmy Gomez of California that she was suffering retaliation from her superiors. The whistleblower compaint said the workers had no experience in public health emergencies and the safety measures and protocols to engage in the mission. (The Washington Post, February 27, 2020, by Lena H. Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb with contributions from Amy Goldstein)

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