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First Congress Member Tests Positive for COVID After Capitol Lockdown [View all]
First Congress Member Tests Positive for COVID After Capitol Lockdown
By Katherine Fung On 1/11/21 at 2:21 PM EST
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey became the first Congress member to test positive for the coronavirus following last week's lockdown during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The congresswoman's office said she believed "she was exposed during protective isolation in the U.S. Capitol as a result of insurrectionist riots" and announced she received a positive rapid antigen test result for the virus in a statement made Monday.
"Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks, I decided to take a Covid test," Watson Coleman tweeted. "I have tested positive."
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https://www.newsweek.com/first-congress-member-tests-positive-covid-after-capitol-lockdown-1560578
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