Rand Paul Is The First Senator To Test Positive For Coronavirus

on July 25, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a hearing before Senate Foreign Relations Committee July 25, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "An Update on A... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a hearing before Senate Foreign Relations Committee July 25, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "An Update on American Diplomacy to Advance Our National Security Strategy." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) office announced Sunday afternoon that he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the first senator and the third known member of Congress to test positive for the coronavirus.

In a tweet via Paul’s account, the Kentucky senator’s office said that after being tested out of “an abundance of caution” in light of his extensive travel and events, he is  asymptomatic while being in quarantine.

Paul’s office added that the Kentucky senator was unaware of being in direct contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19.

The news comes after two House members, Reps. Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), announced last week that they contracted COVID-19, making them the first members of Congress to come down with the coronavirus.

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  1. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Biting. My. Tongue.

    Nothing good to say to Rand or about Rand.

  2. Really sorry to hear about Rand. No, really. Seriously, sorry to hear about it. No, honestly, I mean it, really…

  3. Strange that front-line medical workers have trouble getting tested, but asymptomatic Libertarians get to be “overabundantly cautious” at the tax-payers’ expense.

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