Hogan’s first batch of coronavirus tests from South Korea were flawed, never used
The Washington Post reports: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) spent $9.46 million in state funding to import 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea that turned out to be flawed and weren’t used, emails, documents and interviews show.
As it became clear that the much-touted tests could not help detect which Maryland residents had contracted the novel coronavirus, the Hogan administration quietly paid the same South Korean company $2.5 million for 500,000 replacement tests.
Inspectors call for improvements at University of Maryland lab using South Korean coronavirus tests
The Baltimore Sun reports: A University of Maryland lab had several problems with how it was processing coronavirus tests bought from South Korea with millions in state funds earlier this year, according to a report from federal and state inspectors.
The inspection by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality stemmed from complaints from nursing homes about a spate of false positive results in September.
Anne Stalfory says
Hogan was on Morning Joe this morning. Was asked about the tests from South Korea and was praised for being creative. Hogan didn’t own up to the disaster.
Carol Voyles says
It seemed that our governor may have tried to move in a positive direction when our federal government failed to act. Would have appreciated if if he had come clean about the whole matter, but truthful transparency may be too much to ask in our current political environment.