Local media has reported Bolsonaro has canceled all his official activities until he gets the results of his test for Covid-19.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during ceremony to inaugurate the Main Spacial Operations Center amidst the coronavirus pandemic at the Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais on June 23, 2020 in Brasilia.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone another test for the coronavirus, shortly after the presidential palace said the right-wing leader had displayed symptoms consistent with Covid-19.
Speaking while wearing a face mask, he also said that a separate medical exam had shown his lungs were "clean," according to a video broadcast on a YouTube channel.that Bolsonaro has tested positive for the virus, but this has not been verified by CNBC or officially confirmed. On Monday, the presidential palace said that Bolsonaro was currently in good health but told NBC News that he had been feeling unwell and was running a fever of 38 degrees Celsius .the threat of the virus, dismissing the pandemic as a "little flu" and condemning state governors for imposing lockdowns that are causing job losses.
Late last month, Brazil's president reportedly suggested during a Facebook live event that he thought he had already contracted Covid-19.
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