Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) has announced he tested positive for the CCP virus after experiencing flu-like symptoms.
NTD refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.
Kelly released a statement on Friday in which he described how he started to feel unwell earlier in week and took a test after consulting his physician.
“When I started experiencing mild flu-like symptoms earlier this week, I consulted my primary care physician. My doctor ordered a test for COVID-19, which I obtained at the drive-through testing site at Butler Memorial Hospital. My test came back positive this afternoon,” the statement read.
“Thank you to my doctor Bill DiCuccio and the staff at Butler Memorial for their excellent care,” Kelly continued. “My symptoms remain mild, and I will serve the 16th district from home until I fully recover. Additionally, my staff is teleworking and still available to constituents who need assistance.”
Today I received word that I tested positive for COVID-19. My symptoms are mild, and I will continue serving Pennsylvania’s 16th District from home until I fully recover.
Read my full statement here: ⬇️https://t.co/63g1zGHK9L
— Rep. Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyPA) March 27, 2020
Kelly’s announcement came on Friday just moments before Congress agreed on a third $2 trillion relief package to alleviate the burden of the CCP virus outbreak, that he said he would have voted for if he hadn’t had to had to stay at home.
On that same day, another lawmaker, Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) announced in a statement he had tested positive for the CCP virus and that he had been in self-quarantine since March 19.
Cunningham, 37, said he feels fine despite the diagnosis.
“I entered self-quarantine after I received word from the Attending Physician of the U.S. Congress that I had been in contact with a member of Congress who had since tested positive for COVID-19,” he wrote.
“I have been unable to smell or taste, which I learned this week is a potential symptom of COVID-19,” he added. A number of COVID-19 patients have reported similar symptoms, and some doctors have called on healthcare providers to add those conditions into screening protocols.
“I have been in contact with my doctor since I entered self-quarantine. Yesterday, my doctor instructed me to get tested for COVID-19 and … I went to my local testing clinic. Today, I learned that I tested positive,” Cunningham added.
Cunningham said that he will continue to work from home as members Congress tried to pass the sweeping $2 trillion stimulus bill as businesses have closed down, and unemployment claims skyrocket. The House on Friday passed the Senate bill, and it was signed by President Donald Trump that evening.
Epoch Times reporter Jack Phillips contributed to this report.
