Rep. David Schweikert disclosed Sunday that one of his staff members in Washington has tested positive in Virginia for new coronavirus.

“A member of our D.C. team has been informed by the Virginia Department of Health that they tested positive for COVID-19," Schweikert, R-Ariz., said in a written statement. "They are resting comfortably at home and following guidance from local health officials.

"Given that I have interacted with the employee who tested positive, I will be working from home until otherwise told by doctors.”

Schweikert said he is closing his office in Washington indefinitely, with staff members working from home.

"Out of an abundance of caution," he is also having his Scottsdale office work remotely until further notice.

A Schweikert spokeswoman declined to identify the staff member, citing their privacy concerns.

It is at least the second significant brush with new coronavirus by a member of Arizona's nine-member U.S. House delegation.

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., announced March 8 that he was placing himself in self-quarantine, along with several members of his staff after they had and "spent quite a bit of time" with a man who tested positive in late February at a conservative conference in the Washington area.

Gosar completed his quarantine period at the end of last week and a spokesman said Sunday everyone in their office was "all healthy."

Others who met the same man as Gosar, such as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., took similar precautionary measures.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has said last week she has a staff member who has tested positive and has closed her offices in Washington and Seattle.

Reach the reporter Ronald J. Hansen at ronald.hansen@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4493. Follow him on Twitter @ronaldjhansen.

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