US Senator Maria Cantwell’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that a staffer of hers had tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first known congressional worker to catch the disease, APA reports citing Sputnik.
The office added that the patient, who was not identified, “has had no known contact” with Cantwell or other lawmakers.
“The senator is requesting that testing be done on any other staffers who have been in contact with the individual and show symptoms”, the statement said.
The staffer worked out of Cantwell’s office in Washington, DC which has reportedly been closed for the remainder of the week due to the person’s diagnosis.
The developments come after Senator Ted Cruz became the fourth congressional casualty of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) late last month, when all of them came into contact with an unidentified individual during the gathering,
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