(WBAP/KLIF) — U.S. Representative Collin Allred says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to his home in Dallas from an overseas trip with a congressional delegation.
Allred had been traveling with 10 other members of congress in europe on a trip that included a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The 38-year-old democrat said in a statement that he tested negative for the virus before boarding a flight back to Texas and again after landing, before testing positive Sunday.
Allred says he is fully vaccinated, has received a booster shot and has mild symptoms from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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