Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is being tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a GOP spokesperson.
She went to a Michigan hospital Friday night because she was experiencing flu-like symptoms and a fever, RNC Communications Director Michael Ahrens said in a statement. Tests for flu and Streptococcus came back negative, he said.
McDaniel was then tested for COVID-19. Results have not come back yet, Ahrens said.’
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