Maryland officials renew Hogan criticism on 500K virus tests

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers renewed criticism Friday of Gov. Larry Hogan’s April procurement of 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea after The Washington Post reported the first batch was flawed and never used, but the governor defended the tests. Hogan told The Associated Press that the first batch of tests he purchased with great fanfare from South Korea had to be replaced. “We brought the tests in,” Hogan said. “When they…