Brazil’s president tests positive for Coronaviru

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has revealed that he tested positive for the coronavirus.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he said he was tested after experiencing fatigue, muscle pain and a fever.

Bolsonaro said he was feeling better yesterday, which he credited to after taken hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria pill.

“I’m fine; I’m very well,” Bolsonaro said, standing a few feet away from reporters.

Bolsonaro has come under criticism for his handling of the pandemic, even as Brazil’s caseload and death toll ballooned in recent months.

Contact tracing and tests will be carried out for the people Bolsonaro has met recently.

His previous three tests for the virus came back negative.

The Executive Director of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Mike Ryan, wished Bolsonaro “a speedy and full recovery from this disease”, adding: “I think the message to us all is: we are vulnerable to this virus.”

Brazil’s 1.6 million diagnosed cases and more than 65,000 deaths make it the second hardest-hit country, trailing only the United States.