Minnesota governor going into quarantine as coronavirus precaution
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that he is in self-quarantine after coming into contact with an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
“After learning I had contact with someone who has COVID-19, I plan to lead by example and work from home,” Walz, a Democrat, tweeted Monday.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I currently have no symptoms and will continue working tirelessly to combat the spread of COVID-19. #StayHomeMN,” Walz added.
As of late Sunday, Minnesota had 169 positive cases of COVID-19.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is in self-quarantine out of an abundance of caution after coming into contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.
Walz’s announcement comes after another government official from the state -- Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar -- shared that her husband tested positive and is currently hospitalized in Virginia with pneumonia, due to the coronavirus. She said he is on oxygen.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Klobuchar explained she and her husband have been in different places for the last two weeks and that she is “outside the 14-day period for getting sick,” so she will not self-quarantine. She said her doctor advised her not to get tested for COVID-19.
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Meanwhile, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he tested positive for COVID-19, sending himself, as well as Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, into self-quarantine. GOP Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Co., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., are also in self-quarantine over interactions with different individuals who tested positive for the virus.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}As of Monday morning, the U.S. has 35,345 positive cases of COVID-19 with a death toll of at least 471 people.