GOP and Dem senators voice concerns about US virus readiness
(WorldNews Business)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators of both political parties questioned Tuesday whether the White House´s request for $2.5 billion is enough to prepare the United States for a possible coronavirus outbreak, even as President Donald Trump said the virus is `very well under control` here. `If you low-ball something like this, you`ll pay for it later,` Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told Trump`s top health official, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. The two faced each other at a budget hearing that turned into a forum for assessing U.S. readiness in the face of a rapidly evolving international health threat. Shelby said if the virus keeps spreading, `it could be an existential threat to a...