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Brazil health minister tests Covid positive hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to UNGA

Brazil's health minister tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at the U.N. General Assembly. 

Edited by: AP Sao Paulo Published : Sep 22, 2021 17:08 IST, Updated : Sep 22, 2021 17:08 IST
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Brazil's health minister tested positive for the coronavirus in New York. 

Brazil's health minister tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Brazil's government said in a statement that Marcelo Quiroga was in good health and would remain in isolation in the United States. He got his first shot of coronavirus vaccine in January.

Other members of Brazil’s government in New York tested negative for the virus, the statement said. Earlier on Tuesday, Bolsonaro spoke at the General Assembly, flouting the requirement for all attendees to be vaccinated against the virus.

I'll last year with Covid-19, the disease that can be caused by the coronavirus, Bolsonaro has said several times over the last week that he remains unvaccinated. He said getting a shot is a personal, medical decision.

Queiroga was photographed side by side with Bolsonaro on several occasions this week. Tuesday morning he tweeted a picture with first lady Michele Bolsonaro. Queiroga had breakfast Monday with several employees of investment funds in New York.

 

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