Category: High-profile cases

Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Mexico’s president said on his official Twitter account that he is under medical treatment. “I regret to inform you that I am infected with COVID-19,” he tweeted. “The symptoms are mild but I am…


California Rep. Ruiz Announces COVID-19 Diagnosis Hours Before Inauguration

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for the CCP virus, hours before the presidential inauguration. Ruiz said in a statement on Twitter that he had taken multiple tests for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, in recent days ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden…


California Rep. Ruiz Tests Positive for COVID-19

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) said on Jan. 19 that he tested positive for the CCP virus, a day before the presidential inauguration. Ruiz said in a statement on Twitter that he had taken multiple tests for the CCP virus in recent days ahead of the swearing-in of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “After…


Rep. Correa Announces COVID-19 Diagnosis, Says He’ll Miss Inauguration

Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, and will miss President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Correa, 62, tested positive on Jan. 15, nine days after he and other legislators had gathered in Washington for a joint session of Congress to count electoral votes. He didn’t shelter…


Rep. Correa Announces Positive COVID-19 Test, Says He’ll Miss Biden Inauguration

Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, and will miss President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Correa, 62, tested positive on Friday, nine days after he and other legislators gathered in Washington for a joint session of Congress to count electoral votes. Correa on Jan. 6 did…


Rep. Gwen Moore to Vote by Proxy After Voting in Person Following Positive COVID-19 Test

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) will vote by proxy, she said Thursday, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am unable to physically attend proceedings in the House chamber due to the ongoing public health emergency,” Moore said in a letter to House clerk Cheryl Johnson, designating Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) as her proxy. House rules enable…


Third Member of Congress Tests Positive for COVID-19 Following Joint Session

A third representative announced Monday she’d tested positive for COVID-19 following the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) tested positive for the disease, which is caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Like Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), who announced a positive test earlier Monday, Jayapal, 55, blamed Republican colleagues who…


Fourth Member of Congress Tests Positive for COVID-19 Following Joint Session

A fourth representative announced Tuesday a positive COVID-19 test following the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said he tested positive on Tuesday morning. Schneider blamed the contraction of the disease, which is caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus., on having to spend time in a room with other members…


Rep. Watson Coleman Tests Positive for COVID-19

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) on Monday said she’d tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The Democrat’s office said Coleman took a rapid antigen test and the result came back positive. The office said Coleman believes she was exposed when she was sheltering in place during the Jan….


George HW Bush’s Sister, Nancy Bush Ellis, Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Nancy Bush Ellis, the sister of former President George HW Bush, died on Jan. 10 at the age of 94 due to complications related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a family member said. Her son, Alexander Ellis, said Sunday that she was first hospitalized on Dec. 30 with…