Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has tested positive for the novel coronavirus

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• Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office announced in a tweet on Sunday.
• "He is feeling fine and is in quarantine," the tweet said. "He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person."
• Paul is the first US senator to test positive for the illness. His office did not indicate when Paul was tested or how he was able to acquire a test given that he was asymptomatic.
• USA Today reporter Christal Hayes also noted that Paul attended a Republican Senate luncheon on Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and he was on the Senate floor Wednesday to vote on a coronavirus bill.
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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office announced in a tweet on Sunday.

"He is feeling fine and is in quarantine," the tweet said. "He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person."

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