{"id":1147555,"date":"2021-12-23T18:49:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1147555"},"modified":"2021-12-23T18:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:49:57","slug":"sen-coons-latest-lawmaker-to-announce-positive-coronavirus-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-coons-latest-lawmaker-to-announce-positive-coronavirus-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Coons Latest Lawmaker to Announce Positive Coronavirus Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-coons-latest-lawmaker-to-announce-positive-coronavirus-test%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1147555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/coons-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Democrat Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is one of the latest lawmakers to announce that he, too, has contracted the Chinese coronavirus right before the Christmas holiday, he revealed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 regularly, both with rapid tests and PCR tests, and last night I got bad news \u2013 I tested positive. I have minimal symptoms so far and am optimistic I will recover well after isolating and following CDC guidelines,\u201d Coons announced, stating that he will likely \u201cbe wrestling with another holiday spent on Zoom and cancelled plans for travel or gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs we deal with the sharp rise in Omicron cases here in Delaware and across the country, I urge you to get tested regularly, and get vaccinated and boosted if you haven\u2019t already,\u201d he added, positioning it as doing \u201cour part\u201d in fighting the pandemic:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 regularly, both with rapid tests and PCR tests, and last night I got bad news \u2013 I tested positive. <\/p>\n<p>I have minimal symptoms so far and am optimistic I will recover well after isolating and following CDC guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCoons\/status\/1474048617547804678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As we deal with the sharp rise in Omicron cases here in Delaware and across the country, I urge you to get tested regularly, and get vaccinated and boosted if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<p>We all must continue to do our part to fight this pandemic and keep each other healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCoons\/status\/1474048620374675457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to NBC News, Coons\u2019 positive result makes him the 10th member of Congress to contract the virus this month alone.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/23\/majority-whip-james-clyburn-reveals-coronavirus-breakthrough-case-no-one-immune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that he had contracted the virus, despite being vaccinated and boosted. He used the opportunity to urge others to get vaccinated and warned that \u201cno one is immune\u201d from the illness\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, I received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. This is a breakthrough case, and I am asymptomatic.<\/p>\n<p>America is in a new phase of this pandemic. No one is immune.<\/p>\n<p>I urge anyone who has not done so to protect themselves by getting vaccinated and boosted.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qWzFOT5BC6\">https:\/\/t.co\/qWzFOT5BC6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhipClyburn\/status\/1473822433119453187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/23\/illinois-rep-schalowsky-contracts-coronavirus-im-vaccinated-and-received-the-booster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> this week that she, an individual who is also fully vaccinated and boosted, contracted the virus as well:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As I mentioned in my weekly video, my husband Bob tested positive for COVID Friday. Yesterday I was having a bit of fever and feeling ill. After several negative tests in the days before, I tested positive for COVID last night. We are both vaccinated and received the booster.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janschakowsky\/status\/1473850745107718148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m feeling ok, and quarantining with my husband and our dogs. <\/p>\n<p>Together, we can stop the spread by wearing masks, getting vaccinated and getting tested.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janschakowsky\/status\/1473850747053826053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Sen. 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