Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying the virus's severity. Bolsonaro, 65, said he is taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a result of the positive test. Brazil, the world's sixth most populous nation, with more than 210 million people, is one of the global hot spots of the pandemic. Over 65,000 deaths in Brazil have been attributed to the coronavirus as of the first week of July. Bolsonaro tested negative three times in March after meeting with President Donald Trump in Florida.

Source: CBC News July 07, 2020 15:13 UTC