Brasilia:
Pedro Guimaraes, a member of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s delegation to the United Nations, has tested positive for COVID-19, the CEO of state lender Caixa Economica Federal mentioned on his one of his social media accounts on Sunday.
Guimaraes, who mentioned he was totally vaccinated, is the fourth member of the delegation that was with Bolsonaro in New York for his address to the United Nations to test positive.
He mentioned he is asymptomatic, but has been isolated because Wednesday, when he returned to Brazil from New York.
Health minister Marcelo Queiroga, Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo and one diplomat also tested positive for COVID-19. Queiroga, diagnosed in the course of the pay a visit to, is nonetheless in isolation in a New York hotel.
The president mentioned on Sunday he had a adverse outcome in a COVID-19 test. Since the arrival to Brazil, all members of Bolsonaro’s delegation are in isolation and have taken tests due to make contact with with the overall health minister.
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