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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for coronavirus.
 
He made the announcement on live television today.
 
The 65 year old President has repeatedly trivialized the pandemic and flouted social distancing, even as Brazil became the second-worst hit country after the United States, with more than 65,000 deaths and 1.6 million confirmed cases.
 
In March, as Covid-19 claimed its first victims in Brazil, the far-right populist used an address to the nation to brag that, if infected, he would quickly shake off the illness thanks to his athletic background.
 
Since then, Mr. Bolsonaro has continued to attend social events and political rallies, often wearing masks incorrectly, or not wearing them at all.
 
Mr. Bolsonaro's diagnosis comes three days after he had lunch at the home of  the US ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman, in the capital, Brasília. 


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