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COVID-19 cases at House now at 64
The House of Representatives now has 64 COVID-19 cases after two more employees tested positive.
The first new case is an employee from the Oversight Committee who last worked on September 1 and 2 and experienced chills, colds, and loss of smell.
The second new case is an employee from the Information and Communications Technology Service who last worked on August 24 and 26 and had symptoms of fever, body malaise, cough, and loss of smell.
Both new cases are not close contacts of any previously confirmed cases within the House.
Contact tracing is ongoing for the new cases.
The House Secretary General urged the House community to take extra precautions and advised employees to only report to work physically if necessary and to stay home if experiencing symptoms.
Penalties will be imposed on those who violate the House's health and safety protocols.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 232,072 with 3,714 new infections announced on Friday.
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