As reported by Sarah Kliff for The New York Times, Wucinski was living in Wuhan, China, where the virus originated, with his wife, a non-US citizen who developed pneumonia that doctors think resulted from the disease the virus causes, COVID-19.
The US government flew Wucinski and his daughter back to the US for mandated quarantining and coronavirus testing, she wrote. Neither had coronavirus.
Wucinski told Kliff his charges included a $2,598 ambulance trip and $90 for x-ray scans, but a hospital spokesperson said that Wucinski's bill was sent in error and he would not have to pay.