Two US Congressmen Tested Positive For Coronavirus

Two US elected officials contracted the new coronavirus, becoming the first members of Congress to test positive as the pandemic spreads across the United States.

Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart said on Twitter that he began to experience symptoms on Saturday, the day after his voluntary quarantine in Washington.

Two US elected officials contracted the new coronavirus, becoming the first members of Congress to test positive as the pandemic spreads across the United States.

Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart said on Twitter that he began to experience symptoms on Saturday, the day after his voluntary quarantine in Washington.

“We must continue to work together in order to come out stronger as a country during these trying times,” he insisted.

In Utah, Democratic Representative Ben McAdams is the second Congressman to test positive for coronavirus.

After catching a chill on Saturday evening after returning from Washington, “my symptoms got worse, I had a fever, a dry cough, difficult breathing and I placed myself in quarantine” at home, a explained Mr. McAdams.

He added that he had a test on Tuesday and received a positive diagnosis on Wednesday.

Several members of Congress have already quarantined themselves spontaneously after being in contact with a man who participated in a Conservative conference near Washington before being tested positive for Covid-19.

The United States has more than 7,700 cases and 118 deaths, according to John Hopkins University.