Daily Testing, Protective Gear Needed for Essential Workers During Pandemic, HASC Chair Says

摘要

Essential federal workers, including those at National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plants that have not paused operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, should have access to protective equipment and daily testing for the virus, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said this week. “Every day, if you go to work at the White House, you get tested,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) told reporters Tuesday on a telephone press conference. “That’s what we need.”