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Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Congress closes US Capitol to public until April amid virus scare
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — Congress is shutting the US Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus.
The House and Senate sergeants at arms said in a statement that the closure will begin at 5 p.m. local time today. Lawmakers, aides, journalists and official visitors will be allowed into the buildings.
The statement says officials are acting “out of concern for the health and safety of congressional employees as well as the public.”
— AP
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