The attending physician to members of the U.S. Congress has advised lawmakers to get tested for COVID-19 due to possible exposure during the siege on the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The potential exposure may have occurred when several members of the House and their staffers were in “protective isolation” in a large committee space for several hours with an individual who was infected with the virus, Dr. Brian P. Monahan wrote in a memo to lawmakers and staff Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monahan reminded Capitol staff to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing and recommended they obtain a COVID-19 test next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The riot on Capitol Hill could end up being a superspreader event, experts told ABC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, public health officials will not know for weeks how many new COVID-19 cases are linked to the riot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden by Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of the rioters came directly from President Donald Trump’s “Save America” rally, held near the White House, where the president incited his followers to march to the Capitol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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