A staff member in the Washington, D.C., office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease from coronavirus, her office said Wednesday.
The person has been in isolation since starting to have symptoms, and on the advice of an attending physician, Cantwell has closed the office this week for deep cleaning, the office said in a statement. Staff will be teleworking, and her offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C., will continue to serve constituents remotely, it said.
The person who tested positive has had no known contact with Cantwell or other members of Congress, the statement said. |