MILWAUKEE, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson told WISN’s Jay Weber this morning that he’ll continue to quarantine after his positive COVID-19 test. The Republican says he does not have any symptoms, and has never had any. “The press has done such a good job of whipping up the hysteria, people really think if they get COVID it’s a death sentence. It’s not.”
Johnson says he received news of his positive test after speaking at an event in Mequon on Friday night. “I’m not downplaying COVID. I didn’t want to get it, I hope I don’t develop symptoms, but we have to put things in perspective. The vast majority of people who get COVID probably will never even realize they have it.”
Johnson – whose background is in business – says for some people the virus is deadly, but for the vast majority is less severe than the flu.
Johnson plans to get another test and follow-up with his doctor. He then plans to quarantine, in part to make sure he can vote on a new supreme court justice before Election Day.
