Rep. Adam Schiff Says Former Staffer Contracted Coronavirus

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence Committee, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 8, 2019. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) announced on Sunday that a former staffer has contracted the new coronavirus.

“We have received notice that a former staff member has tested positive for COVID-19,” the disease caused by the Wuhan coronavirus, said Schiff in a statement. He did not identify the person in question.