Mr. Paul, 57, Republican of Kentucky and a former practicing eye doctor, was “asymptomatic,” his staff said, relieving immediate concerns about his health despite a 2017 injury that affected his lungs. Mr. Paul had been informed last weekend that he had attended a fund-raiser in Kentucky with two individuals who later tested positive for Covid-19, a warning that sent a handful of other prominent elected officials into self-quarantine out of caution. Not Mr. Paul. He dined at the Republicans’ closed luncheon on Thursday and on Friday, sitting with fellow senators. “I’ve never commented about a fellow Senator’s choices/actions.

Source: New York Times March 22, 2020 22:18 UTC