Watchdog: US officials handling of Wuhan evacuees increased coronavirus risks

Watchdog: US officials handling of Wuhan evacuees increased coronavirus risks By Jordan Williams – 01/29/21 08:16 AM EST © Alex Wong/Getty Image U.S. officials' early handling of evacuees from Wuhan, China, increased the risk of the spread of the coronavirus, according to the findings from a government watchdog. The U.S. Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) opened an investigation into allegations that officials with the Health and Human Services Department sent workers without proper protective gear to receive Americans that were evacuated from Wuhan during the coronavirus outbreak. The report backs a whistleblower account of the actions taken at the…