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HHS providing $186M to bolster COVID-19 response as hospitals take extreme measures to stretch short supplies
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April 7, 2020 9:53 PM UTC
Updated on Apr 7, 2020 at 10:25 PM UTC
HHS said Monday that CDC will provide $186 million to bolster local responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the same day the agency's Office of Inspector General released the results of a hospital survey that found some hospitals are taking extreme measures to make up for limited testing capacity.
The funds will go to state and local public health departments to build their surveillance and testing capabilities by supporting the purchase of lab equipment and supplies, as well as infection control, staffing and data management...