Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) self-quarantining after potential COVID-19 exposure
U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says she is entering a period of self-quarantine after potentially being exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Earlier this week, Mucarsel-Powell visited the Crystal Health and Rehab Center in the Keys. Mucarsel-Powell says she made that trip after receiving a call from family members of residents at that facility.
At least 16 individuals have tested positive at the center after testing began on residents and staff. Mucarsel-Powell said family members were concerned that they had not been immediately notified of the positive test results.
“Following a meeting with the concerned families of residents of a troubled nursing home in my district, I immediately drove to the facility to try to get answers for my constituents,” Mucarsel-Powell explained in a statement.
“When I reached the nursing home, the facility director invited me into the facility, assuring me that it was safe. After a brief meeting, the director made a commitment to me that families of residents would begin receiving more complete and more prompt information.
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