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Brazil's Bolsonaro catches coronavirus, shrugs off health risks
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CORONAVIRUS | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (above) said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after months of minimising the severity of the pandemic and defying medical experts, even as the virus killed more than 65,000 people in his country.

The right-wing populist gave the news to reporters standing just inches away from him at his official residence, adding to criticism of his cavalier approach to the outbreak in Brazil, the world's worst outside the United States...

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