Two people who attended this week’s American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s policy conference tested positive for coronavirus.
Following AIPAC’s annual policy conference in D.C., the organization announced that some of the attendees had come into contact with an infected person in New York prior to traveling to the conference. The group released a statement on Friday acknowledging two attendees tested positive.
“We have confirmed that at least two Policy Conference attendees from New York have tested positive for the Coronavirus,” a statement from the organization read. “We have continued to remain in constant communication with the Westchester County Health Department and the DC Health Department which is coordinating with New York Heath Department, and national health authorities.”
The organization said that more than 18,000 people attended the conference.
A number of high-ranking government officials participated in the conference, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, GOP Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, GOP Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, former 2020 Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg, Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, and several other lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.
There have been more than 3,400 deaths from the coronavirus globally, with 14 of those in the United States.
