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Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for the novel coronavirus again

The Secretariat of the Communications Ministry said Jair Bolsonaro had again a positive result from a third test he has taken since falling ill on July 7.

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Published July 22,2020
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a ceremony to lower the Brazilian National flag down for the night, at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brazil, July 20, 2020. (REUTERS/Ueslei Marceli)

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had another positive result for the novel coronavirus in the third test he has taken since falling ill on July 7, a secretariat of the Communications Ministry said on Wednesday.

"The test carried out on the president yesterday, on the 21st, showed a positive result," a statement said. "President Bolsonaro is still in good condition, accompanied by the presidency's medical team," it added.