Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive For Covid-19

Daily Mail: Jair Bolsonaro has coronavirus: Brazil's President - who has consistently dismissed his country's soaring pandemic - tells reporters he has tested POSITIVE.... then takes his mask OFF

* Bolsonaro said in a TV interview that his fourth coronavirus test was positive
* He has repeatedly played down the virus and mingled with crowds of supporters
* The country has suffered 1.6million confirmed cases and 65,000 related deaths
* Bolsonaro says economic harm of lockdowns is worse than the disease itself

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro today revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus - but dismissively removed his mask as he told reporters he felt 'perfectly well'.

Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly played down the severity of the virus and mingled with crowds of supporters in spite of social distancing rules, said his fourth coronavirus test had come back positive but insisted he had only mild symptoms.

'I'm well, normal. I even want to take a walk around here, but I can't due to medical recommendations,' the 65-year-old told reporters outside the presidential palace in Brasilia.

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