US - CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus

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ACU says CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus

By Melissa Leon | Fox News

The American Conservative Union (ACU), which hosts the high-profile Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), confirmed Saturday that one of this year's conference attendees has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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"The exposure occurred previous to the conference," the ACU said in an email to attendees and participants.

The person was tested in New Jersey and the positive case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ACU added.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cpac-attendee-tests-positive-coronavirus

 

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Statement Regarding Potential COVID-19 Exposure Risk at Conservative Political Action Conference

Source: https://www.thebaynet.com/articles/...conservative-political-action-conference.html

Statement Regarding Potential COVID-19 Exposure Risk at Conservative Political Action Conference
Anne Arundel County 03/07/2020 By Press release, Office of Gov. Larry Hogan

ANNAPOLIS, MD - March 7, 2020 - Earlier today, the New Jersey Department of Health notified the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) that a person confirmed to have Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, was in Maryland from February 27-March 1 attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor. Those who attended or worked at the conference may be at some risk for acquiring COVID-19.

MDH immediately notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the governor’s office notified officials at the White House and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Immediately after learning of this individual’s interactions in our state, we began coordinating with the White House, the CDC and federal officials, the New Jersey Department of Health, Prince George’s County officials, and conference organizers,” said Governor Hogan. “Due to the scale of this conference, we are urging attendees who are experiencing flu-like symptoms to immediately reach out to their health care provider. We are providing this update not to unnecessarily raise alarm, but in the interest of full transparency and out of an abundance of caution.”

MDH recommends that members of the public who attended this event monitor themselves for symptoms of a respiratory infection including fever, cold-like symptoms, cough, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath....

 

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Ted Cruz to stay at home after 'brief' interaction with coronavirus patient at CPAC

By Bradford Betz | Fox News

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued a statement Sunday revealing that he had interacted with an attendee at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) who had tested positive for the coronavirus --and as a result, he'll stay at home until two weeks have passed since the encounter.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-coronavirus-patient-cpac-remain-home