
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is disputing the veracity of a federal survey that found hospitals face severe shortages of coronavirus test supplies, the president questioning whether its conclusions are skewed by politics. With coronavirus cases rocketing toward their expected peak, the nonpartisan Health and Human Services inspector general’s office reported Monday that a shortage of tests and long waits for results are at the root of mounting problems for hospitals. It found that 3 out of 4 U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Investigators say problems such as lagging testing are feeding off each other in a vicious cycle.