President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil announced on Monday July 6 that he had gone to the hospital for a new coronavirus screening test. Speaking to supporters gathered near the presidential palace, he said that his medical examinations showed that his lungs were "clean".
According to Brazilian media, the test results will be known on Tuesday.
CNN Brazil and the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported that the manager had symptoms of Covid-19, such as fever.
Jair Bolsonaro has regularly downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus, while Brazil is one of the countries most affected by the pandemic, with more than 1.6 million confirmed cases and 65,000 deaths according to official data released Monday.
Veto over masks
The Brazilian president has often ignored directives calling for the mask to be worn, despite a judge's order last month to protect his face.
On Saturday, he published photos on social networks on which he is uncovered with several ministers and the American ambassador in Brasilia, at a reception on the occasion of the United States' national holiday.
On Monday, he vetoed two sections of the law on the use of masks in public places to prevent the spread of the pandemic in Brazil.
With Reuters and AFP
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