Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for Covid19 after months of playing down the severity of the virus which he has called a 'little flu.' Read more at
Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia.
He has said that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a"little flu” were he to contract it. Brazil, the world’s sixth most populous nation, with more than 210 million people, is one of the global hot spots of the pandemic.
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