Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman tests positive for COVID-19 following siege on Capitol

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NEW: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says that she has tested positive for COVID-19, stating that some colleagues who sheltered in place in the same room as her during the siege refused to wear masks.

With most rioters at the Capitol being unmasked and not socially distanced, experts say another wave of increased COVID-19 numbers could be imminent.A House representative has tested positive for COVID-19 following the riot on Capitol Hill.

"Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks, I decided to take a Covid test. I have tested positive," Coleman tweeted. The attending physician to members of the U.S. Congress a day earlier advised lawmakers to get tested for COVID-19 due to possible exposure during the siege on the Capitol.The potential exposure may have occurred when several members of the House and their staffers were in"protective isolation" in a large committee space for several hours with an individual who was infected with the virus, Dr. Brian P. Monahan wrote in a memo to lawmakers and staff Sunday.

 

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So you can only get it if someone isnt wearing a mask?

Was this part planned?

I’m sure

Remove them from office

Let’s guess who this might be?

well to be fair if you hiding in fear of being murdered i dont think a mask would be my main priorty

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