{"id":3832,"date":"2020-07-07T15:03:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T08:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2020-07-07T15:03:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T08:03:30","slug":"brazils-bolsonaro-says-lungs-clean-coronavirus-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/brazils-bolsonaro-says-lungs-clean-coronavirus-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil’s Bolsonaro says lungs ‘clean’ after coronavirus test"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIO DE JANEIRO \u2013 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus and his lungs were \u201cclean,\u201d after local media reported he had symptoms associated with the COVID-19 respiratory disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attends the inauguration ceremony of the Main Space Operations Center of the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite in Brasilia, Brazil June 23, 2020. Photo: Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n

Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the impact of the virus, even as Brazil has suffered one of the world\u2019s worst outbreaks, with more than 1.6 million confirmed cases and 65,000 related deaths, according to official data on Monday.<\/p>\n

CNN Brasil<\/em>\u00a0and newspaper\u00a0Estado de S.Paulo<\/em>\u00a0reported that he had symptoms of the disease, such as a fever.<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro told supporters outside the presidential palace that he had just visited the hospital and been tested.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t get very close,\u201d he said in comments recorded by Foco do Brasil, a pro-government YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came from the hospital. I underwent a lung scan. The lung\u2019s clean.\u201d<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s office said in a statement that the president is at his home and is \u201cin good health.\u201d<\/p>\n

The right-wing populist has often defied local guidelines to wear a mask in public, even after a judge ordered him to do so in late June.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Bolsonaro attended several events and was in close contact with the U.S. ambassador to Brazil during July 4 celebrations.<\/p>\n

The U.S. embassy in Brasilia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro tested negative for the coronavirus after several aides were diagnosed following a visit to U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, estate in March.<\/p>\n

CNN Brasil<\/em>\u00a0reported that Bolsonaro has begun taking the drugs hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, which he touts as a COVID-19 treatment despite little proof of their effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Bolsonaro\u2019s official events on Tuesday have been canceled, according to\u00a0CNN Brasil<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Source: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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