Lawmakers sheltering from Capitol Hill riot might have been uncovered to CORONAVIRUS, doctor says

When President Donald Trump’s supporters pushed their approach contained in the US Capitol, lawmakers had been whisked away to shelter in an undisclosed location. Nonetheless, they might have been uncovered to Covid-19 as they sheltered.

“Many members of the Home neighborhood had been in protecting isolation within the massive room – some for a number of hours,” the Related Press reported Capitol doctor Dr. Brian Monahan as saying on Sunday. “People might have been uncovered to a different occupant with coronavirus an infection.”

The placement of the “massive room” was not specified, however it’s right here that lawmakers had been rushed to when a crowd of pro-Trump protesters pressured their approach into the Capitol on Wednesday, as Congress was within the means of certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Because the mob cheered, jeered and vandalized the constructing, the lawmakers hunkered down till police regained management.

Capitol doctor warns lawmakers of potential coronavirus publicity whereas sheltering throughout riothttps://t.co/qAE1ckBhrI pic.twitter.com/SLWm7Tml1S

— The Washington Occasions (@WashTimes) January 10, 2021

Monahan didn’t elaborate on who might have been carrying the virus, or whether or not it was an elected official, safety officer, or different member of workers.

Earlier, liberal commentators slated a bunch of Republicans within the room who refused to put on face masks.

So many GOP members of Congress laughed & mocked Rep. @LisaBRochester for her making an attempt at hand out masks to GOP members whereas in lockdown through the MAGA terrorist assault on the Capitol. Such a crowded dense room—no masks. So harmful for others. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/e4tYJp8hue

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January eight, 2021

Simply heard from Rep Susan Wild (D-PA) on NBC. She is within the Capitol locked down on a room with many different lawmakers. Most of the Republicans are refusing to put on masks. These individuals are actually sickening.

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) January 6, 2021

Earlier than the specter of Covid was in play, Democrats and Republicans alike condemned the riot, wherein 5 folks died. One among them, an unarmed feminine protester, was shot by a police officer. Three folks suffered “medical emergencies” and handed away, whereas a police officer, initially thought to have been struck with a hearth extinguisher by protesters, died on Thursday. In line with ABC Information, authorities now consider his dying was “pushed by a medical situation.”

Some liberal pundits in contrast the breach of the Capitol to the 9/11 assaults and the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, whereas Democrats drafted articles of impeachment towards Trump, accusing the president of inciting an rebel towards Congress. A vote on impeachment may happen as early as Monday.

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