WASHINGTON
Hospitals in the U.S. lack key medical equipment including testing kits and protective gear for health workers on the front lines of the fight against the novel coronavirus, according to a recently released watchdog report.
The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services report paints a dire picture of the U.S. healthcare system at a critical phase in what U.S. President Donald Trump has called a war against an “invisible enemy.”
It determined from interviews done on March 23-27 that hospitals are facing “severe” shortages of testing supplies, and drawn-out wait times to receive the results
Read more: Watchdog: 'Severe' shortages as US hospitals face virus
