Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
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The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced live on television he has tested positive for coronavirus.
It came back positive," a mask-wearing Bolsonaro told a hand-picked group of reporters on Tuesday lunchtime outside his official residence.
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