Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Says He Tested Negative for Coronavirus

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Says He Tested Negative for Coronavirus
President Donald Trump hosts a working dinner with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 7, 2020. Tom Brenner/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he tested negative for the Wuhan coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, on Friday following reports that claimed he had tested positive after his spokesman was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

On his Twitter account, Bolsonaro made the confirmation. His son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, also wrote that the “result for [Bolsonaro] for coronavirus ... was NEGATIVE.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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