U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Press for information on COVID-like illness at 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan
6/23/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – As first reported in the Washington Post, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) this week wrote to the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to ask for information regarding a cluster of illnesses associated with the World Military Games held in Wuhan, China from October 18-28, 2019. Following the games, athletes from several nations reported becoming sick with symptoms they later recognized were consistent with COVID-19. In letters to Secretary Lloyd Austin, General Mark Milley, and Secretary Xavier Bercerra, the lawmakers pushed for information on possible COVID-19 infections of U.S. Army