Three COVID-19 Cases Linked to Mask-Less Republicans

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and Rep. Brad Schneider announced they tested positive for COVID-19 after being locked in a room with mask-less Republicans during the attempted coup on January 6.

During the coup attempt, the Vice President, members of Congress, and their aides were evacuated to an undisclosed location for their safety. However, Republican officials refused to don a mask during lock-down, inadvertently putting their fellow lawmakers at risk for contracting COVID-19.

Rep. Jayapal tweeted that Republican officials not only refused to wear a mask but mocked those that offered them masks to wear.

I just received a positive COVID-19 test result after being locked down in a secured room at the Capitol where several Republicans not only cruelly refused to wear a mask but recklessly mocked colleagues and staff who offered them one.https://t.co/wVmgroKsdf

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 12, 2021

Congress’ attending physician, Dr. Brian Monahan, did warn that the Congressional lock-down could become a superspreader event if safety precautions were not taken by everyone.

Rep. Jayapal began her quarantine after leaving the Capitol the following morning of the coup because of the exposure to unmasked Republicans. She is continuing to quarantine after receiving her diagnosis.

Rep. Coleman tweeted that she is experiencing “cold-like symptoms.”

I am home resting at this time. While I am experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, I remain in good spirits and will continue to work on behalf of my constituents.

— Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) January 11, 2021

Rep. Schneider released a statement confirming he is the Congressional lock-downs third known case and pointed at unmasked Republicans as the reason.

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) announces he’s the third lawmaker to test positive for COVID after the lockdown pic.twitter.com/hPJu8SJZ33

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) January 12, 2021

Jayapal called for the members of Congress who refused to wear a mask, to be fined for putting other members in danger of contracting the virus, and for their removal from the floor of the Capitol by the Sergeant at Arms. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Rep. Anthony Brown introduced legislation to fine members of Congress who do not wear a mask. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced that individuals who do not wear a mask will be fined $500 for the first offense and $2,500 for the second.

My elected representative has contracted COVID, presumably while congress was under siege on Wednesday.

This didn’t need to happen. It required years of lies and failures and selfishness to get to this point. https://t.co/1uinrr1hJX

— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) January 12, 2021

If there’s a Covid outbreak in Congress, every one of those morons that refused a mask in the safe room should be expelled. https://t.co/wNn6R4lVOv

— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) January 10, 2021

While most of Congress received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (including Coleman and Jayapal), to reach immunity individuals must receive both doses.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Scott Perry, Rep. Michael Cloud, and Rep. Doug LaMalfa were all caught on video not wearing a mask. It is unknown who else refused to wear a mask during the lock-down.

🕛Punchbowl Midday: We wrote a few days abgo about concerns about a covid outbreak from maskless Republicans

Now we have a video of Republicans in the secure room hanging out maskless, refusing maskshttps://t.co/FHpiMSVotd

— Punchbowl News (@PunchbowlNews) January 8, 2021

These COVID-19 cases could have been avoided with proper safety precautions and we encourage you to follow the CDC guidelines during the pandemic.