Rep. Gonzalez to self-quarantine after coming in contact with COVID-19 case

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) announced Thursday that he is self-quarantining after coming in contact with another member of Congress who tested positive for COVID-19. 

Though Gonzalez did not mention specifically who he had contact with, Wednesday evening Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) Ben McAdams (D-Utah) announced they tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Gonzalez said he is not experiencing any symptoms and did not mention if he is being tested for the virus himself. 

(1/5) Last week, I was in close contact with a colleague who on Wednesday evening tested positive for COVID-19. I have decided to voluntarily self-quarantine until Wednesday, March 25, 2020. I remain asymptomatic and in good health.

— Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (@RepGonzalez) March 19, 2020

Wednesday evening, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced that he will self-quarantine for the next two weeks after Diaz-Balart tested positive for the coronavirus, citing a meeting between the two congressmen last week.

Though Diaz-Balart was the first confirmed case in Congress, several members have already self-quarantined after exposure to a person at the Conservative Political Action Conference who later tested positive, including Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) Doug Collins (R-Ga.), and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).