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Two other staffers who were with Collins are also self-quarantining out of an abundance of caution. They told ABC News they are not experiencing any symptoms at the time and feel fine.

A member of Gaetz staff posted about the congressman on Twitter saying, \"While the Congressman is not experiencing symptoms, he received testing today and expects results soon. Under doctor's usual precautionary recommendations, he'll remain self-quarantined until the 14-day period expires this week.\"

\"PHOTO:
Alex Brandon/AP
PHOTO: Rep. Matt Gaetz, center, walks on the tarmac after stepping off Air Force One after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., March 9, 2020 from Mar-a-Lago.
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Gaetz received backlash on Twitter last week for posting a photo of himself wearing a gas mask, which some said made light of a serious public health matter. One of his constituents died from the coronavirus just days later.

Reviewing the coronavirus supplemental appropriation and preparing to go vote. pic.twitter.com/wjJ4YY4VZz

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 4, 2020

A top aide to Gaetz told ABC News on Monday, \"the office was informed today by CPAC while he was mid-flight on Air Force One that he had come in contact with the infected attendee. Once he landed, he then was immediately tested.\"

Collins, Gaetz and Meadows join at least two of their Republican colleagues in Congress -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar -- who also announced they'd voluntarily self-quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Rep. Louie Gohmert was on Capitol Hill Monday giving a group of college students a tour despite having been in contact with the CPAC attendee who tested positive for COVID-19.

\"The CDC doctor called me Sunday night and said that I shouldn't be at any risk. Because otherwise I was going to rely on whatever the CDC said.They said 'no there shouldn't be any risk, if it were me I would go back to Congress' so. So that's what we're doing and we're trying to observe all the basic hygienic processes,\" Gohmert said.

\"I thought the doctor at the CDC was the best guidance I could get so that’s what I relied on. Not my opinion but what the doctor told me,\" he added.

Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., closed her Washington office for the week and was remaining at home after meeting with someone who tested positive for the new coronavirus. In a statement, she said she is not experiencing any symptoms.

The American Conservative Union, which organized the CPAC event, first announced in a statement on Saturday that a CPAC attendee had tested positive for COVID-19. While the exposure occurred before the conference, the person still attended the event and is now in the care of medical professionals in New Jersey.

\"PHOTO:
Alex Brandon/AP
PHOTO: President Donald Trump greets Rep. Doug Collins as he arrives on Air Force One, March 6, 2020, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga.
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Also on Saturday, the District of Columbia reported its first presumptive positive case of the novel coronavirus -- but when asked if he was concerned about the virus getting close to the White House, Trump said, \"No, I'm not concerned at all.\"

The coronavirus has since spread to at least 34 states with more than 600 reported cases in the U.S.

ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Ben Gittleson, Jordyn Phelps, Benjamin Siegel, Mariam Kahn, Sarah Kolinovsky, Lauren Lantry and Bobby Gehlen contributed to this report.

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