RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� Virginia鈥檚 governor says he鈥檚 developed 鈥渕ild鈥� symptoms of the coronavirus.
Ralph Northam told The Washington Post on Monday afternoon that he 鈥渉ad a little bit of cold-like symptoms over the weekend鈥� and had lost his sense of taste or smell.
But other than that, the Democrat says he feels fine.
Northam鈥檚 discussion of his symptoms falls in the wake of President Trump鈥檚 own battle with the virus.
Northam said he was alarmed that Trump was playing down the severity of the disease.
The president had tweeted Monday: 鈥淒on鈥檛 be afraid of COVID. Don鈥檛 let it dominate your life.鈥�
Northam pointed out that more than 200,000 Americans have died from the virus.
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