Factbox: Five members of U.S. Congress test positive for the coronavirus


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  • Saturday, 28 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) speaks during an interview for Reuters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and more than two dozen others have said they are self-quarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion economic relief bill on Friday that had already been approved by the Senate [L1N2BK0G8]. The House acted on a voice vote, and not all of the chamber's 430 current members returned to Washington for it.

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