A second US congressman tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday not long after Florida Republican Mario Diaz-Balart became the first to announce being infected
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th March, 2020) A second US congressman tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday not long after Florida Republican Mario Diaz-Balart became the first to announce being infected.
Democratic Representative of Utah Ben McAdams released a statement in which he said that his tests had come back positive after returning from Washington on Saturday and self-isolating following flu-like symptoms.
"On Tuesday, my doctor instructed me to get tested for COVID-19... Today I learned that I tested positive," McAdams said in a statement.
The congressman added that he will continue working from home and making necessary communications by telephone.
Unlike Diaz-Balart, McAdams only self-isolated upon returning from Washington to state capital Salt Lake City. Diaz-Balart remains in the US political capital.
Congress has recently been in session to vote on a number of key measures in line with the national emergency declared earlier by President Donald Trump.
