Even as the country has largely hunkered down, some powerful people in Washington have defied preventative measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Some of the behavior by other officials has drawn rebukes.
Still, despite risk to senators and the fact that gyms across the country have been closed as a precaution, Paul and other senators were able to continue going to the Senate gym, using a keypad for access. Asked about Paul, Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, said people can spread the virus while being asymptomatic, so social distancing is imperative. She noted that she herself stayed home over the weekend when she felt ill. She took a coronavirus test that came back negative.
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