Brazil President Bolsonaro's wife, Michelle, and science minister test positive for COVID-19
Source: Reuters
The positive test comes just days after her husband said he had overcome the virus with a negative test following weeks in quarantine.
July 30, 2020, 9:05 PM CDT / Source: Reuters
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's wife and one of his ministers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an official statement on Thursday, as the spread of the novel coronavirus showed no signs of slowing in the country with the world's second-worst outbreak after the United States.
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"First lady Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. She is in good health and will follow all established protocols," it said, referring to the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Earlier on Thursday, Brazil's science and technology minister, Marcos Pontes, said his test had come back positive, becoming the fifth minister in Bolsonaro's government to be diagnosed with the disease.
Their infections are a palpable sign of the scale of the outbreak in Brazil, which set fresh daily records on Wednesday for new COVID-19 cases and related fatalities.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/brazil-president-bolsonaro-s-wife-michelle-science-minister-test-positive-n1235396
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