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As the threat of the novel coronavirus continues across the globe, public figures - including celebrities and athletes - have been added to the number of confirmed cases.
Here's an ongoing list with the most up-to-date announcements on which political figures have tested positive worldwide and their current statuses:
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul announced he had tested positive for the virus on Sunday, March 22.
"Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19," a tweet from his office read. "He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person."
"He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time" his team added. "Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul."
Utah Democrat Rep. Ben McAdams was hospitalized Friday, March 20 for "severe shortness of breath," according to ABC.
On Sunday, the 45-year-old lawmaker said he was "off oxygen" and is feeling "relatively better" in an update on his Twitter account.
"My experience has shown me how critical it is to follow the advice of the CDC and the Utah Department of Health in order to stop the spread of the virus," McAdams said in a statement.
Florida lawmaker Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart tested positive for COVID-19 and said his symptoms "hit me like a ton of bricks," in an interview on NBC's Nightly News on Sunday.
Diaz-Balart said he's "feeling better" but that the virus is "a tricky bug," describing how his symptoms suddenly impacted him on Saturday.
"Saturday evening I started getting amazingly just a splitting headache," he said. "And then pretty intensive fever and a cough. Now luckily, I have not had an issue breathing so I've never had a scary moment but obviously very, very unpleasant with headaches, with coughing, and with a pretty intense fever - all coming at the same time it seems."
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who dropped out of the 2020 presidential race earlier this month, said Monday morning that her husband John Bessler has been hospitalized with the novel coronavirus.
"While I cannot see him and he is of course cut off from all visitors, our daughter Abigail and I are constantly calling and texting and emailing," Klobuchar, 59, said in a statement. "We love him very much and pray for his recovery. He is exhausted and sick but a very strong and resilient person. Not being able to be there at the hospital by his side is one of the hardest things about this disease."
Bessler, 52, "now has pneumonia and is on oxygen but not a ventilator," according to Klobuchar.
The test results confirming his diagnosis of coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19, came in Monday morning.
"I hope he will be home soon," Klobuchar added.
The senior member of the Australian government immediately contacted his local health department in Queensland after waking up with a "temperature and sore throat," BBC reported on March 13. Dutton is now in the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Prior to contracting the virus, Dutton had traveled to Washington, D.C., for a meeting, where he met with President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump on March 5. (The White House said on March 13 that Ivanka was not symptomatic and did not need to quarantine but chose to work from home that day as a precautionary measure.)
There are currently 156 confirmed cases in Australia, according to BBC. That number includes actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, who are both in Queensland and quarantined as they take the time to get better.
In a statement obtained by local outlet The Globe and Mail reporter Marieke Walsh, government officials said, "Following medical recommendations, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau was tested for COVID-19 today. The test came back positive."
"Also following medical advice, she will remain in isolation for the time being. She is feeling well, is taking all recommended precautions and her symptoms remain mild."
Officials said that the prime minister was "in good health with no symptoms."
Officials added, "As a precautionary measure and following the advice of doctors, he will be in isolation for a planned period of 14 days."
The statement explained that the prime minister "will not be tested at this stage since he has no symptoms."
The Brazilian government official received a positive test just days after meeting with President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, NPR reported on March 12.
Wajngarten posted an Instagram photo during his trip to the U.S., where he can be seen standing to the right of the president, wearing a "Make Brazil Great Again" hat.
According to CNN, Brazilian President Bolsonaro's health is now being monitored as well.
"Both the President and Vice President had almost no interactions with the individual who tested positive and do not require being tested at this time," the White House said.
"It is confirmed that I have the coronavirus," Suarez told the Miami Herald on March 13. "I did test positive for it."
The mayor said that he felt healthy and strong, according to the Herald, and was now quarantining at home while his wife and children live with extended family.
His main concern, he said, was for the people who he had come in contact with over the last few days.
"If we did not shake hands or you did not come into contact with me if I coughed or sneezed, there is no action you need to take whatsoever," he said. "If we did, however, touch or shake hands, or if I sneezed or coughed near you since Monday, it is recommended that you self-isolate for 14 days, but you do not need to get tested."
"After speaking with medical personnel, I will continue to follow Department of Health protocol and remain isolated while I lead our government remotely," he continued.
Dorries has announced that she and her 84-year-old mother have both tested positive, The Evening Standard reported on March 15. She also opened up about her experience in an essay she wrote for The Sunday Times, writing that her diagnosis was a "game-changer" and that she worries for her mother who "is not in the best of health."
"I stopped listening for a second as the thought flew through my mind: my mum is going to get it and it's my fault. I had brought Covid-19 home from Westminster and had unwittingly passed it on to her," Dorries wrote in her essay. "It felt as though the clocks had stopped. I knew that everything was about to change and I wanted to hold time where it stood."
Dorries said her symptoms included persistent cough, achy muscles and intermittent night sweats, according to The Evening Standard, and she advises people to act as though everything is already contaminated as a safety precaution.
She said: "Every lift button, shopping-trolley handle, wait-button on a zebra crossing - and every cup in a cafe.
"Wash your hands for 20 seconds. Carry hand-sanitiser and use it over and over. Resist the urge to hug or shake hands with anyone."
President Hassan Rouhani's deputy for women's affairs is Iran's seventh official to test positive, The New York Times reported on March 4. Out of the seven, one prominent cleric has died from the virus.
Since contracting the disease, Ebtekar has been quarantined at home.
According to the Times, Iran currently has the highest number of government officials infected. There are at least 245 people who have confirmed cases in Iran, along with 26 deaths.
The wife of Prime Minister Sánchez has tested positive for coronavirus, Washington Times reported on March 15.
The outlet says that both Gómez and Sánchez are in good health and have been following instructions from medical authorities at their home in La Moncloa Palace in Madrid. Additionally, two ministers of Sánchez's cabinet have also tested positive but are also in good health.
Gómez's health status was first announced shortly after Sánchez addressed the people of Spain to announce the measures his government plans to take to combat the pandemic.
The two government officials have been diagnosed, The New York Times reported the morning of March 16.
Torra is said to have gone into self-isolation in a government building, according to the Times.
Riester has been doing well and resting at home after he contracted the virus, reported on March 9.
Five other French members of parliament have been diagnosed, as well as an employee in the National Assembly cafeteria where, according to the outlet, some of the lawmakers may have been infected.
Health Minister Olivier Veran said that no other government officials have been diagnosed and "nobody has been shaking hands in cabinet meetings for the last two weeks."
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