Brazilian President Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Lifting Lockdown

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The Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19 after downplaying the risks of the killer virus and relaxing the lockdown measures.

July 8, 2020

AceShowbiz - Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.

The President, 65, who ironically downplayed the risks of the coronavirus and urged his country to get back to work after the pandemic, announced his diagnosis on live TV in Brazil on Tuesday (07Jul20).

Coronavirus cases in Brazil have spiked in recent weeks and the nation is currently the second worst-hit country behind the United States, with over 65,000 deaths and 1.6 million confirmed cases.

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