Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who has dismissed the coronavirus pandemic as a “fantasy” even with his country second only to the United States in confirmed cases, has tested positive for COVID-19
. Trump has apparently not been infected, despite his ongoing refusal to wear a mask or socially distance, even as members of his administration and others in his orbit have caught coronavirus. Each has faced intense criticism for their responses to the pandemic, which has killed roughly 540,000 people worldwide. The U.S. currently has the
, with nearly 2.9 million confirmed infections and counting. Brazil is second, with 1.6 million, followed by India and Russia.requiring face masks in churches, schools, and other public places—and following a lunch celebrating the American Independence Day holiday Saturday with top aides and U.S. ambassadorseated close to one another without wearing masks.
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