Thursday, March 19, it became known that two American congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams sick with coronavirus. The results of their tests for the virus were positive. They became the first members of the us Congress who have revealed this terrible disease. Doctors assess the condition of both the politicians as a stable — writes profile.ru
CNN reports: «on Saturday evening, Congressman Diaz-Balart appeared the symptoms of the coronavirus, including fever and headache. Some time ago he was informed that he had a positive result on COVID-19».
A Republican from Florida, became the first member of Congress, who identified a coronavirus. In a recent communication policies, shared information about his condition:
«I feel much better.»
The Congressman also urged the public to perceive coronavirus infection «extremely seriously».
«We must continue to work together to become stronger as a country in these difficult times», – the politician noted.
That’s how Diaz-Balart could be infected with coronavirus in the press release is not specified.
A few days later, the Democrat from Utah, Ben McAdams, left in his microblog a message indicating that it suffered the same fate as Diaz-Balart. With the appearance of the first symptoms of coronavirus McAdams isolated itself on the recommendation of doctors.
Please read my statement on contracting #COVID19. I have self-quarantined since first having symptoms and consulted with my doctor. #utpol pic.twitter.com/upx4NcTvF8
— Rep. Ben McAdams (@RepBenMcAdams) March 19, 2020
