国际英语资讯:U.S. lawmakers self-quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 patients_时事

国际英语资讯:U.S. lawmakers self-quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 patients

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Several U.S. lawmakers are self-quarantining after coming into contact with individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Congressman Doug Collins said on Monday that organizers of late last month's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) told him that they have discovered a photo of him and an attendee with COVID-19.

"While I feel completely healthy and I am not experiencing any symptoms, I have decided to self-quarantine at my home for the remainder of the 14-day period out of an abundance of caution," the Georgia Republican said in a statement.

The attendee contracted the disease before the CPAC, held in National Harbor, Maryland, just south of Washington D.C., according to the American Conservative Union.

Congressman Matt Gaetz was also informed Monday that he came into contact with the CPAC attendee.

"While the Congressman is not experiencing symptoms, he received testing today and expects results soon," Gaetz's office tweeted. "Under doctor's usual precautionary recommendations, he'll remain self-quarantined until the 14-day period expires this week."

The Florida Republican's Washington D.C. office will be closed, according to another tweet.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona, both Republicans, have separately said that they would self-quarantine until 14 days had passed since interacting with the individual at the CPAC.