US Senator, Rand Paul tests positive to coronavirus
Republican Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky on Sunday March
22, became the first known US senator to test positive for coronavirus.
According to his
office, he is asymptomatic and is not aware of making direct contact with an
infected person. Paul was reportedly "tested out of an abundance of
caution."
A statement shared on
his Twitter page reads;
“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for
COVID-19.
“He is feeling
fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an
abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware
of any direct contact with any infected person.
“He expects to be
back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work
for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time,” the thread continued. Ten
days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff
has had contact with Senator Rand Paul.”
GOP senators told CNN Paul was in the gym with colleagues on
Sunday morning, and several others pointed out how close Paul had sat to others
during Senate lunches in recent days. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said he saw
Paul in the Senate swimming pool Sunday, according to a source in the GOP
lunch.
Paul is the third member of Congress to announce a positive
test for coronavirus, following Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Ben
McAdams, D-Utah.
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the United States too
hard with a world record
13,960 new cases recorded on Sunday, spiking the national
total to 38,167. The death toll also received a bump with 94 new deaths, making
396 overall.
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