{"id":72417,"date":"2020-03-22T20:35:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T19:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72417"},"modified":"2020-03-22T20:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T19:35:41","slug":"us-senator-rand-paul-has-coronavirus-german-chancellor-merkel-in-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/us-senator-rand-paul-has-coronavirus-german-chancellor-merkel-in-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senator, Rand Paul, has coronavirus&#8230; German Chancellor, Merkel, in quarantine\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1661891487659279492\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">US Senator, Rand Paul has become the first U.S. senator to test positive for COVID-19.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"m_-1615484295788804136\">\n<p>&#8220;He is feeling fine and is in quarantine,&#8221; a tweeted statement said. &#8220;He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. 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