Photo of U.S. Congressmen wearing gas masks to vote in Congress, calling the House of Representatives like a "petri dish"

(Observer Network News) Under the epidemic, on the 4th local time, Trump’s long-time defender, Florida House of Representatives Matt Gaetz, appeared in the House of Representatives wearing a gas mask and described as “crowded” The Congress is more like a "petri dish." According to the "New York Times" data, as of 0:00 on the 5th, a total of 152 people in the United States have been diagnosed with the new crown virus. Previously, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that it would suspend the publication of the number of people tested for the new crown virus and the number of people who tested negative.

According to CNN reports, due to the growing panic of the American people over the epidemic, on the 4th local time, the House of Representatives passed an emergency assistance bill involving US$8.3 billion (approximately RMB 57.47 billion), of which nearly US$7.8 billion will be allocated. For institutions responding to the new crown virus, another 500 million US dollars will be provided to medical insurance providers to manage telemedicine services.

At the voting site, Matt Gates put on a gas mask. Judging from the exposed photos of the scene, the other MPs basically did not have any protective measures, which also made Matt appear a bit "obtrusive". Later, some MPs even directly took the scene and uploaded it to social media. Ridiculed, "You can't imagine what kind of equipment Matt played today."

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However, even so "dressed up", Matt did not hide his disgust before voting. He described the House of Representatives. It's like a "Petri Dish"-"The floor here is the Petri Dish. All of us came to this dirty place to gather together, touch each other, and take pictures of each other..."

and a statement from Matt’s office bluntly stated, "If someone is to contract the new crown virus, it must be the U.S. Congress. Even at such a critical moment, the House of Representatives did not clearly stipulate that any protective measures should be used. This is worth pondering." When asked whether the high level is considering closing the Congress At the building, Matt said, "I have been supporting the closure of Congress for some time now."