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Sen. Capito tests negative for coronavirus, will quarantine 14 days as precaution
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks during a Sept. 11 ceremony. (WCHS/WVAH){p}{/p}

UPDATED, 3:32 p.m. 9/15/20

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she has tested negative for coronavirus, but she will be quarantining for 14 days as a precaution.

Capito announced earlier that she had been notified that she had come into contact with a person who had tested positive for COVID-19.

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U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she will self-quarantine for 14 days after she was notified she was exposed to an individual who tested positive for coronavirus.

Capito said in a news release Tuesday that after learning of the exposure, she contacted the U.S. Capitol attending physician and was tested for coronavirus. She is still waiting for the test results.

The senator said she will be self-quarantining based on recommendations of the Capitol attending physician and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

Capito said she will make the test result public when it is available.

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