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U.S. Senator tests positive for Covid-19 virus
By: Tupaki Desk | 23 March 2020 11:28 AM GMT
Leaving everyone in a shock Senator Rand Paul said that he was tested positive for the deadly Covid-19 virus which makes him the first-ever member of the Senate to test positive for the virus.
Rand Paulâs office took to Twitter to confirm the same and said that the Senator is doing well 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," the office said.
The US President Donald Trump spoke to the Senator and said that he is fine now. "My friend (always there when Iâve needed him!), Senator @RandPaul, was just tested âpositiveâ from the Chinese Virus. That is not good! He is strong and will get better. Just spoke to him and he was in good spirits,Trump wrote on Twitter.
The Senator participated in an event in Louisville where some other Senators and Mayors were also present. Out of the attendees, some of them were tested positive, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer was also in the list of attendees tested positive for the virus.
All the Senators will be self-quarantining themselves as Paul who was tested positive has come into contact with many people at the event. They issued an official statement on this development.
"All the senators are going to seek medical advice as to what action we should take to make sure that we don't in any way spread this virus ourselves. We had lunch together with Rand, and hope he's doing very well, but we have to determine whether any of us should self-quarantine as a result of being in the same room," the statement read.
Rand Paulâs office took to Twitter to confirm the same and said that the Senator is doing well 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," the office said.
The US President Donald Trump spoke to the Senator and said that he is fine now. "My friend (always there when Iâve needed him!), Senator @RandPaul, was just tested âpositiveâ from the Chinese Virus. That is not good! He is strong and will get better. Just spoke to him and he was in good spirits,Trump wrote on Twitter.
The Senator participated in an event in Louisville where some other Senators and Mayors were also present. Out of the attendees, some of them were tested positive, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer was also in the list of attendees tested positive for the virus.
All the Senators will be self-quarantining themselves as Paul who was tested positive has come into contact with many people at the event. They issued an official statement on this development.
"All the senators are going to seek medical advice as to what action we should take to make sure that we don't in any way spread this virus ourselves. We had lunch together with Rand, and hope he's doing very well, but we have to determine whether any of us should self-quarantine as a result of being in the same room," the statement read.
