Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee majority staff, left, asks questions to top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., right, listens. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

As we previously reported on Saturday, the cases of Wuhan coronavirus are likely to rise dramatically with more testing this week.

While that’s not great, as we observed, what it will do is bring down the mortality rate. It’s also important to remember that the medical experts have indicated that most people if they get it will have it mildly. That only a small percentage will require hospitalization and a smaller percentage of those will die.

But we’re going to see a bunch of folks get it who we may know from public life. We’ve already seen Tom Hanks and his wife have it.

We’ve seen the president tested for it and fortunately his test came back negative.

Members of Congress like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) also faced possible exposure at CPAC from a man who later tested positive. Cruz and others are self-quarantining.

Now comes word that House Intel Chair Adam Schiff’s chief impeachment lawyer, Daniel Goldman, has tested positive.

Schiff released a statement saying the staffer had left the office ten days ago but they are taking precautions.

JUST IN: Former Schiff staffer tests positive for coronavirus. Left Schiff’s office 10 days ago >>> pic.twitter.com/g84WQzGTG5 — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 15, 2020

CONFIRMED that the former staffer is Daniel Goldman, who led the impeachment questioning by the House Intel Committee. https://t.co/UFmN1ybY3B — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 15, 2020

Goldman complained about trouble getting tested and claimed that “banning Europeans” wouldn’t help him.

It will stop others with it from coming in which is why experts like Dr. Fauci are recommending it and called Trump doing it a good move. It’s now the epicenter for new cases we are getting. And for all Goldman knows, that he may have gotten it because of someone bringing it in from Europe.

He’s feeling better so that’s good news.

Schiff is practicing social distancing.

I was informed that a former staffer who left our office 10 days ago has tested positive for COVID-19. Although doctors believe the staffer contracted the virus after leaving my office, I'm taking additional distancing precautions, including postponing meetings and teleworking: pic.twitter.com/EfwsDo1BZG — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 15, 2020

No word yet on whether he has been tested or whether media is going to hound him to be tested as they did with Trump.