(CNN) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee announced that some people who were potentially in contact with a coronavirus patient attended the group's Washington conference earlier this week -- as did several political leaders.

AIPAC tweeted out an email on Wednesday that the group said it had sent to conference participants sharing the news.

"We have been made aware that a group of Policy Conference attendees from New York was potentially in contact prior to the conference with an individual who contracted coronavirus," the email reads. "That individual did not attend Policy Conference. The group has been added to the self-quarantine list."

The letter added that "to our knowledge, no one who attended the conference has tested positive for coronavirus at this time," noting that the group was in contact with the DC Health Department.

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