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Washington, D.C. — The Office of Take care ofing Physician notified some congressional staff members on Wednesday in an email of a possible coronavirus exposure that may obtain occurred among attendees at the recent AIPAC meeting in D.C.
It could not be immediately determined how many received the email and the latitude of its distribution.
“The Office of Attending Physician has been made aware of an informational memo sent by AIPAC regarding a workable coronavirus exposure that may have occurred regarding attendees at the recent AIPAC meeting in Washington, DC,” the email ceremonial.
AIPAC referred CNBC to its tweet when asked for comment.
The memo, according to the email, “describes a potential disclosure based on contact from meeting attendees who were in contact with another individual that tested clear-cut in New York prior to their travel to Washington, D.C.”
The email told recipients that “there is no particular action required at this time for our Congressional Members who attended the meeting in Washington DC.” It added that if members of congress do become ill, they should consult with their physician, but that “no other strength” was required at this time.
The exposure at AIPAC “would be considered to be an indirect exposure,” the email said, adding that the Responsibility of Attending Physician is monitoring the situation along with the District of Columbia Public Health Authority.
“The DC Health Worry considers this a low-risk exposure,” the email said, adding that participants should follow the same CDC guidelines they were turn over submitted out during the conference.
The District of Columbia Public Health Authority did not immediately return CNBC’s request for comment.