Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s leader, army general Walter Souza Braga Netto, tested positive for COVID-19, announced his workplace on Monday, and the seventh Brazilian minister contracted the disease. Braga Netto is fine and has no symptoms, the workplace said in a statement. It will remain isolated until a new medical exam and evaluation is completed and will continue to paint remotely.
Visit our coronavirus site here for all lacheck updates. Last week, Bolsonaro’s wife and one of his ministers tested positive for COVID-19. Bolsonaro also contracted the disease, however, his checkup showed that he was no longer infected. Brazil has the second worst coronavirus outbreak in the world after the United States. The South American country has recorded more than 2.73 million cases of viruses since the onset of the pandemic, while the official death toll has increased to 94,104, according to the knowledge of the Ministry of Health.
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