COVID-19 has hit home for Connecticut Congresswoman Jahana Hayes. According to a release, Rep. Hayes’ husband has tested positive for the disease.
In a statement, Rep Hayes said, "This week, my husband, a first responder in the City of Waterbury was exposed to and tested positive for COVID-19 at his workplace. I'm incredibly grateful that at this time he seems to be healthy and asymptomatic."
Rep. Hayes said she was also tested for COVID-19 due to her exposure, but her test returned negative. Out of an abundance of caution, and in line with CDC guidance, Rep. Hayes said she will be quarantining at home for the next 14-days and self-monitoring for symptoms.
Rep. Jahana Hayes, who serves the fifth district of Connecticut, said she will be working remotely, talking with constituents and community leaders, and communicating daily with her colleagues as Congress works toward the next relief package.
"While some are clamoring to return to Washington to conduct in-person business, this test result in my own family has reinforced that we will have a ways to go -- and there is still real danger in a premature return to regular order for Congress and the country, without precaution," Rep. Hayes said. "This test result highlights that COVID-19 does not discriminate and presents in many forms -- it has and will touch ever family in some way. But it also underscores that workers who have been deemed "essential" -- whether they are keeping our streets safe, stocking grocery shelves, or producing food to feed us -- are inherently at greater risk of contracting this deadly virus."