(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) U.S. Republican Representative Ron Wright dies after contracting the new crown virus
China News Agency, Houston, February 8. The Republican Representative Ron Wright of Texas, USA, died on the evening of February 7, local time at the age of 67.
Wright was the first American congressman to die after contracting the new crown virus.
CNN news, on the 8th, Wright’s office stated in a statement that Wright died in the hospital on the evening of the 7th. Two weeks ago, Wright and his wife were sent off due to complications caused by new coronary pneumonia. He was admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
The statement stated that Wright has been receiving cancer treatment for several years and was hospitalized for complications of lung cancer in 2020.
Wright was elected to the Federal House of Representatives for the first time in 2018.
The two-term congressman issued a statement on January 21 this year that he tested positive for the new crown, showed mild symptoms and is in isolation.
Wright said he had been in contact with a person infected with the new coronavirus before.
According to the Associated Press, Wright’s office spokesman Langston said that Wright was infected with the new crown virus in Washington after attending the presidential inauguration in early January this year.
National Public Radio said that Wright was the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with the new crown virus.
So far, more than 50 members of the US Congress have been diagnosed with the new crown virus, and more than 360 members of Congress have been diagnosed.
In December 2020, Luke Lightlow, an elected representative from Louisiana, died of complications related to the new crown virus infection a few days before he was about to be sworn in.
In the summer of 2020, an assistant to a congressman from Florida died from the new crown virus.
According to reports, the U.S. Congress has now established new preventive measures for the new coronavirus pandemic, providing members and staff with rapid virus testing. In addition, many members have been vaccinated.
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