'We've been muzzled': CDC sources say White House putting politics ahead of science: In the early weeks of the US coronavirus outbreak, staff members in
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had tracked a
growing number of transmissions in Europe and elsewhere, and proposed a
global advisory that would alert flyers to the dangers of air travel.
But about a week passed before the
alert was issued publicly -- crucial time lost when about 66,000
European travelers were streaming into American airports every day.
The delay, detailed in documents
obtained by CNN, is the latest example to emerge of a growing sense of
disconnect between the CDC and the White House.
