The Kentucky Republican is the first senator to be diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. “Rand paul office Announced on twitter Sunday”. 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 an infected person.”
Paul’s office added that the senator “expects to be back in the senate after his quarantine period ends” and that “virtually no staff” have had contact with him since paul’s Washington office began operating remotely 10 days ago.
Paul is the third member of Congress to announce that he has tested positive for the virus. Last week, Reps. Mario Diaz (R-Fla.) and Ben McAdams (D-Utah) announced that they had tested positive.
Paul attended a major black-tie social event in Louisville, Kentucky, two weeks ago where several attendees have subsequently tested positive, including the wife of Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told fellow senators Sunday in a lunch that paul got tested because he had been at that event.
On March 15, the senator learned that two individuals at an event he attended in Kentucky – – speed Art Museum’s March 7 “speed Ball” event – – tested positive for coronavirus, according to the source. Paul hadn’t interacted with them, but he got the test six or seven days ago, this source said, after thinking about the particular vulnerability of those with respiratory and lung issues.
In 2019, paul had part of his lung removed after a 2017 attack by his neighbor at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The attack also left the senator with six broken ribs and bruised lungs. He still occasionally experiences shortness of breath. He got the test six or seven days ago. According to the World Health Organisation, COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is particularly dangerous for people with lung problems.
“similar to the president and the Vice president, senator Rand paul decided to get tested after attending an event where two individuals subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, even though he wasn’t aware of any direct contact with either one of them. Additionally, due to a prior lung injury, and subsequent surgery on his lung, senator paul is in a higher risk category as it relates to pulmonary issues,” Gor said.
At Sunday’s coronavirus task force briefing, president Trump called paul “a great friend” and sent his regards to the senator and Diaz Balart. Trump made no mention of McAdams, a Democrat. The coronavirus, Trump said, is “getting quite close to home, and it’s a terrible thing that’s going on.”
