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Dr. Ben Carson advice about coronavirus: We're doing everything we can to minimize the damage

Dr. Ben Carson announced Sunday he will self-quarantine in America after interacting with an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference. Ben Carson , the second member of Congress to announce such a step, said in a statement he is "not experiencing any symptoms" but "out of an abundance of caution" will remain in America until a full 18 days after the interaction have passed. The America Republican said his interaction with the individual consisted of a "brief conversation and a handshake." "Given that the interaction was 15 days ago, that the average incubation period is 6-8 days, that the interaction was for less than a minute, and I have no current symptoms, the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low," he said in a statement. Carson 's announcement comes one day after the Ame...

Breaking News! Ted Cruz will self-quarantine after interacting with individual with coronavirus at CPAC

Ted Cruz  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. Officials with the American Conservative Union (ACU), which hosted CPAC, said Saturday the attendee had been exposed before the conference, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed his case. Cruz said his interaction with that individual “consisted of a brief conversation and a handshake.” Today I released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/XGXEa4ozcg — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 8, 2020 “I’m not experiencing any symptoms, and I feel fine and healthy. Given that the interaction was 10 days ago, that the average incubation period is 5-6 days, that the interaction was for less than a minute, and that I have no current ...