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These contracts were awarded months after a firm connected to President Donald Trump’s elder sons invested in XpresTest’s parent company, XWELL. XpresTest has experience monitoring for COVID-19 at U.S. airports. XWELL also sells spa treatments, including manicures and massages."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The federal contracts include one to screen for Ebola at U.S. airports and another to respond to disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These contracts represent seven times the total value of government contracts XpresTest had directly received prior to this award. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had killed more than 5,000 people in the year preceding the reports."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on XpresTest's experience"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Joe.My.God. reported that XpresTest has experience conducting COVID-19 screening in U.S. airports but has never worked with Ebola or biosecurity services abroad. 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