Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was tested for coronavirus Friday night after experiencing a fever and flu-like symptoms, a committee spokesman said in a statement
RNC communications director Michael Ahrens tweeted that McDaniel's doctor determined the test was necessary based on her symptoms. She was tested for coronavirus after she went to her local hospital in Michigan where she tested negative for the flu and strep.McDaniel and her family will be self-quarantining at the advice of doctors as she awaits the results of the test, Ahrens said.
She joins a number of other high-profile Republican politicians in self-quarantine as federal and state officials work to contain the spread of coronavirus in the United States. At least seven Republican members of Congress so far have announced they will self-quarantine after coming into contact with an infected individual. Most recently, Republican Sen.
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