Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) is latest member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus

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Source: Washington Post

Live updates: Drop in new coronavirus cases in U.S. is muddied by reporting and testing snags

By Miriam Berger, Derek Hawkins, Lateshia Beachum, Hamza Shaban, Meryl Kornfield, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles and Colby Itkowitz
8/5/2020, 9:10:06 p.m.

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8/5/2020, 8:57:47 p.m.

Rep. Rodney Davis is latest member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest lawmaker to be infected by the virus that is dominating Capitol Hill’s legislative agenda.

Davis announced his positive test on Wednesday evening, saying he has a higher-than-normal temperature but is otherwise symptom-free.

“My staff and I take COVID-19 very seriously,” Davis said in a statement. “My wife is a nurse and a cancer survivor, which puts her in an at-risk category like so many Americans. My office and I have always followed and will continue to follow CDC guidelines, use social distancing, and wear masks or face coverings when social distancing cannot be maintained.”

The congressman has been wearing a mask while working on the Hill, a practice that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently mandated.

Davis’s district is in central Illinois, beginning southeast of Peoria and stretching down to just north of St. Louis. He said his office will cancel public events while he quarantines at home.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/05/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_coronavirus-luf-1235am%3Aprime-time%2Fpromo#link-2F356UTSTRDPVCBTKIX7QPJFCE

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1. He is at least kind and responsible enough to wear a mask

He gave remarks at the Republican Conference meeting last week about the need for the Republicans to grow up and wear their masks in the Capitol. Although I don’t agree with him politically, he has at least been consistent on this issue.

Hope he does not get too sick and his family is not exposed.

From an article in the Hill last week

Rep. Rodney Davis (Ill.), the top Republican on the House Administration Committee, also delivered a presentation in the meeting about the health and safety precautions that congressional offices should be following.

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2. The whole article

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/house/509910-gop-lawmakers-comply-with-pelosis-mask-mandate-for-house-floor%3famp