Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander will remotely lead a hearing on the coronavirus this week after a member of his staff tested positive
Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander will remotely lead a hearing on the coronavirus this week from Tennessee after a member of his staff tested positive for the virus.
Alexander chose not to travel back to D.C. this week after discussing the situation with the Senate’s attending physician. The senator tested negative for the coronavirus on Thursday afternoon and is not exhibiting any symptoms.The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing Tuesday on the government's response to the coronavirus will feature four administration witnesses, all of whom will testify by videoconference, according to Alexander chief of staff David Cleary.
The unnamed Alexander staffer, who tested positive on Sunday, is recovering at home. “Almost all of the senator’s Washington, D.C., staff are working from home, and there is no need for any other staff member to self-quarantine,” Cleary said in a statement.
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