News Alert: Burning through money to combat coronavirus, HHS tells Congress it may need to tap millions of additional dollars

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified Congress on Sunday that it might need to transfer up to $136 million to help combat the fast-moving coronavirus epidemic, a new sign of how the White House has ramped up its response in recent days. The notification came as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is quickly burning through $105 million that was set aside for emergency public-health responses to things like the coronavirus.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Feb 3, 3:04 PM     Burning through money to combat coronavirus, HHS tells Congress it may need to tap millions of additional dollars The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified Congress on Sunday that it might need to transfer up to $136 million to help combat the fast-moving coronavirus epidemic, a new sign of how the White House has ramped up its response in recent days. The notification came as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is quickly burning through $105 million that was set aside for emergency public-health responses to things like the coronavirus. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071