RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications director tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after traveling with Bolsonaro to a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida. “We had dinner in Florida at Mar-a-Lago with the entire delegation,” Trump told reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office. Local newspaper Estado de S.Paulo reported that Bolsonaro has been tested for coronavirus, with results expected Friday. The government also communicated with U.S. authorities so that they can take cautionary measures, the Brazilian statement said. Florida’s Senator Rick Scott, who met Bolsonaro in Miami, also said in a statement that he will self-quarantine despite believing his personal risk is low.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 17:26 UTC