Sen. Ted Cruz announced on Twitter Sunday that he will remain at his home in Texas after he discovered that 10 days ago he shook hands with and had a brief conversation with someone at CPAC who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said he, too, was staying home after "sustained contact at CPAC with a person who has since been hospitalized with the Wuhan Virus."
"My office will be closed for the week," he continued. "We are all asymptomatic and feel great. But we are being proactive and cautious.
“Keep the person in the hospital in your prayers," he added. "We are in touch with the CDC and the White House. They are doing a great job staying on top of this.”
Cruz, R-Texas, explained in his statement that even though “my brief interaction with the individual does not meet the CDC criteria for self-quarantine,” he has decided “out of an abundance of caution, and because of how frequently I interact with my constituents as a part of my job and to give everyone peace of mind… to remain at my home in Texas this week, until a full 14 days have passed since” the interaction with individual who had tested positive for the coronavirus."
Cruz added that “I’m not experiencing any symptoms, and I feel fine and healthy… . and the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low.”
The senator also said in his statement that “The medical authorities explicitly advised me that… the people who have interacted with me in the 10 days since CPAC should not be concerned about potential transmission.”
Cruz stressed that “Everyone should continue to treat this outbreak seriously and be driven by facts and medical science. We need to continue to be proactive in mobilizing resources to combat this outbreak.”
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