Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett tested positive for the coronavirus this summer
the virus and would self-isolate for 10 days – but he assured GOP leaders that he would be ready to move Barrett’s nomination forward in the coming days.Politicoat the Rose Garden last Saturday, an event which has sparked controversy for flouting safety precautions.top Trump adviser Hope Hicks tested positive for the coronavirus just as the President was leaving for a fundraiser in New Jersey. Hours later Trump and his wife, Melania, tweeted they had tested positive for the virus.
with at least 30 senators including Lee, McConnell and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham. McConnell toldif any senators apart from Lee had been infected but admitted the virus “can sneak up on you as it obviously did the President and the First Lady, so we're being very careful and keep an eye out on everyone.” Scientists say that a negative test
one isn’t infected, and that anyone who has come in contact with with an infected person should self-quarantine for 14 days.
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