(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Republican lawmaker's positive test for COVID-19 on Thursday prompted legislative leaders to immediately cancel the day's Pennsylvania House voting session, and human resources workers were deployed to trace his personal contacts to see if others should be quarantined.Rep.
Paul Schemel, R-Franklin, issued a statement saying he began to feel sick on Wednesday and got the positive test result Thursday.
He then notified House officials. He was most recently in the Capitol on Tuesday.Although state House employees are all required to wear masks in the Capitol, that does not apply to the representatives themselves.Schemel declined an interview request from The Associated Press, but his spokesman.