Coronavirus: U.S Congressman, Rep Diaz-Balart Tests Positive

U.S. Rep Mario Diaz-Balart from the Republican Party on Wednesday tweeted he has tested positive for coronavirus, the first congressman to do so.

Diaz-Balart, representing Florida’s 25th district said he was feeling better and advised the public to follow the health authorities’ guidelines to curb the spread of the virus.

The 58-year-old congressman said he is now in self-quarantine in Washington, DC, so that he does not put his wife in South Florida at risk of contracting the disease.