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(AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for the new coronavirus after months of downplaying the virus’ severity.
Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia on Tuesday, and said he is already taking hydroxychloroquine – an anti-malarial unproven to treat COVID-19.
The president has often appeared in public to shake hands with supporters and mingle with crowds, at times without a mask. He has said that his history as an athlete would shield him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a “little flu” were he to contract it.
