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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro to be tested again for coronavirus

The test will be done early next week in order to rule out any chance the president has the virus

Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: Wikipedia
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Bolsonaro said earlier in the day that he had tested negative for coronavirus, in a post on his Facebook page.

Reuters
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who met with Donald Trump in the United States less than a week ago, will be retested for coronavirus following a negative test on Friday, Brazil’s Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reported. 
 
The test will be done early next week in order to rule out any chance the president has the virus, the newspaper said, without naming the source of the information. A representative for Bolsonaro’s press office declined to comment.
 
Bolsonaro and a large Brazilian entourage, including cabinet ministers, met with Trump and other senior U.S. officials last weekend at Mar-a-Lago. One of the party, Bolsonaro’s