While in self-quarantine, Sen. Ted Cruz critical of Trump administration's handling of coronavirus testing.
. While he said he has"no symptoms" of the novel coronavirus and is"feeling terrific," he is doing so out of an abundance of caution since he interacted with two people who have now been confirmed to have the disease. He had briefly interacted with a person who is now infected by the coronavirus at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month.
"On March 3, I met in my D.C. office with Santiago Abascal, the leader of the Vox Party in Spain," Cruz said in a statement."We met for about 20 minutes, sitting together at a conference table. We shook hands twice and took pictures together."MORE: Ted Cruz, Paul Gosar to self-quarantine due to possible coronavirus exposure
Cruz is not the only member of Congress to self-quarantine. In total, nine senators and congressmen and women have announced that they are self-quarantining, including Sen., R-S.C., Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Rep. Douglas A. Collins, R-Ga., Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Ariz., and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.
In this file photo taken on Jan. 23, 2020, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a press conference during a break in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.Cruz told ABC News he has not been tested for the coronavirus because he has not shown any symptoms and was following the advice from his physicians. He said if he does see symptoms, then testing would make sense.
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