Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure before GA runoff

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Exposure to the coronavirus has forced Georgia Sen. David Perdue into quarantine five days before the state’s high-stakes Senate runoff elections. The Republican senator’s campaign said Perdue and his wife learned Thursday morning that they had been in close contact with a staffer who tested positive for COVID-19. The campaign’s statement says Perdue and his wife both tested negative for the virus but had gone into quarantine. Perdue and fellow GOP Se