Georgia governor to self-quarantine after exposure to coronavirus

Gov. Brian Kemp is in quarantine after he was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Monday.

Kemp’s office said he was exposed to the person Saturday while touring storm damage in Newnan, and that he tested negative for the disease early Monday.

He kept up a busy itinerary of TV and radio interviews on Monday, including an appearance on Newsmax defending the far-reaching elections overhaul he recently signed into law.

The governor received the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine Friday in southeast Georgia, though public health officials say it takes two weeks after the shot to be considered immune from the disease.

It’s the second time the Republican governor has had to self-quarantine because of the disease. In late October, days before the election, Kemp scrapped a packed schedule of campaign events and self-isolated after he headlined an event with U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, who had tested positive for COVID-19.