BREAKING: Report: Puerto Rico's govt committed 40+ million to buy COVID19 rapid tests from a company with no experience handling medical products, & led by people with close ties to the PNP (party in power)...& with no guarantee the US would authorize use elnuevodia.com/noticias/local…
Companies. More than $40M to several companies. Largest purchase was to go to Apex Construction for $38M.
The health secretary at the time these purchases were made was fired. His replacement lasted 2 weeks; she blew the whistle on things that they wanted her to sign that she didn’t want to. The new secretary has asked for a refund on the 1 million tests not approved by FDA.
