GOP senator to quarantine after coronavirus exposure

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said on Tuesday that she will quarantine after being exposed to an individual with the coronavirus.

“I learned recently that I came into contact with an individual who tested positive for coronavirus. While the test result has not come back yet, I will be following CDC recommendations and the advice of the Capitol Attending Physician and will be quarantining for 14 days as a precaution,” Capito said in a statement. 

“I will make the test result public when it is available,” she added.

Capito said in a subsequent statement on Tuesday that she tested negative but would continue to quarantine as a precaution. 

Capito is one of several senators who have had to quarantine since the start of the coronavirus due to being around an individual confirmed to have it. 

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is the only senator known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) both disclosed that they had tested positive for antibodies, indicating they had been exposed to the virus. 

Updated at 3:34 p.m.