The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will self-quarantine for a week after shaking hands with Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart days before the Florida Republican developed coronaviruslike symptoms, the agency confirmed this morning.

Steve Dickson and Diaz-Balart shook hands before an appropriations hearing on March 11. Diaz-Balart has said he developed a headache and fever the night of March 14. He and Rep. Ben McAdams (D-Utah) are the first members of Congress to test positive for the coronavirus.


When asked Wednesday night about Dickson's interaction with Diaz-Balart, FAA spokesperson Brianna Manzelli said Dickson was "feeling fine."