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A lack of specific planning and infighting between federal agencies in the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic led to a chaotic effort to bring home hundreds of Americans from overseas that put repatriates, federal personnel and nearby communities at risk, according to a government watchdog report.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found the agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) experienced serious fundamental coordination challenges, including disagreement over whether to designate the effort as an evacuation or repatriation.
The report centers around efforts between January and March 2020 to bring back to America approximately 1,100 individuals from Wuhan, China, and the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan.
Federal turf wars over coronavirus rescues created health and safety risks, watchdog concludes
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Federal turf wars over coronavirus rescues created health and safety risks, watchdog concludes
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