Late Wednesday night, we got a heads up from a local Molestradamus about the lack of safety precautions being displayed by Derplahoman lawmakers during a swearing-in ceremony at the capitol. Check it out:
Not surprisingly, less than 48 hours after a big event where social distancing and mask-wearing were disregarded by at least half the audience, news has come out that two Oklahoma lawmakers have tested positive for COVID.
Here are the details from our good, chummy pal Barbara Hoberock with The Tulsa World:
Contact tracing underway after two Oklahoma House members test positive for COVID-19
The Oklahoma House is working with the State Department of Health on contact tracing after two lawmakers tested positive for COVID-19.
Both lawmakers showed no symptoms and took COVID tests as a requirement to attend events, said House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City.
One positive member, Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, was sworn in early on Wednesday while in quarantine. Other members who had been in contact with Wallace were also sworn in separately.