New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez has been diagnosed with coronavirus, The New York Post reported on Monday, just days after she shared a speaking lectern and microphone with dozens of House colleagues.
The Brooklyn Democrat placed an open palm on a shared microphone’s foam this past Friday morning during debate on the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, moving the device closer to her face, before draping her hands on a lectern that held her notes.
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