Sen. Ted Cruz became the first member of Congress to self-quarantine after interacting with a person at CPAC who tested positive for COVID-19.
for the coronavirus — making the pair the first known members of Congress to have possibly come into contact with the rapidly spreading virus.
was with the"individual for an extended period of time, and we shook hands several times." He said while he was not experiencing any symptoms, he along with three senior members of his office staff would be self-quarantining themselves.Rep. Paul Gosar, staff to self-quarantine after contact with coronavirus patient
On Saturday, the American Conservative Union announced in a statement that one of the attendees at CPAC had tested positive for COVID-19. Trump and Pence both spoke at the event.The group said the man, a New Jersey resident, was exposed to the virus before the conference, where he "had no interaction with the President or Vice President." The White House said Saturday that there was no indication Pence or Trump had been in"close proximity" to the man.
The president, speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, insisted that the spreading virus will not stop him from campaigning and vowed to continue to"have tremendous rallies."
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