the first known US senator to test positive for coronavirus.
According to his office, he is asymptomatic and is not aware of
making direct contact with an infected person. Paul was
reportedly “tested out of an abundance of caution.”
A statement shared on his Twitter page reads;
“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19.
“He is feeling fine 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.“He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends
and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult
time,” the thread continued. Ten days ago, our D.C. office began
operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with
Senator Rand Paul.”
GOP senators told CNN Paul was in the gym with colleagues on Sunday
morning, and several others pointed out how close Paul had sat to others
during Senate lunches in recent days. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said
he saw Paul in the Senate swimming pool Sunday, according to a source in
the GOP lunch.
Paul is the third member of Congress to announce a positive test for
coronavirus, following Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Ben McAdams,
D-Utah.
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the United States too hard with a world record
13,960 new cases recorded on Sunday, spiking the national total to
38,167. The death toll also received a bump with 94 new deaths, making
396 overall.