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Senate Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images
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By Dan Andros
Managing Editor

March 12, 2020

As more testing becomes available, Coronavirus cases here in the United States will undoubtedly increase as well.

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Senator Maria Cantwell has closed her office on the advice of the Attending Physician after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. There will be a “deep cleaning” and staff will be working remotely, according to a statement given to Washington Post White House reporter Seung Min Kim.

Hill staffer diagnosed with the coronavirus. Per Cantwell office: pic.twitter.com/PiLx4j09Bx

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) March 12, 2020

The statement addressed concerns over whether or not this staffer had contact with other members of Congress, and according to the statement the person in question does not recall any specific interactions that would be of concern.

  • The U.S. Capitol building was closed to the public for health reasons for the first time since 1918.
  • The NBA has suspended it’s season until further notice.
  • The NCAA banned fans from attending March Madness.
  • The Ivy League has canceled all spring sports.

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