The Brazilian President's communications director, who was recently pictured with Donald Trump, has tested positive for coronavirus, while the Canadian Prime Minister has gone into self-isolation.
A statement from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's office has confirmed aide Fabio Wajngarten has the potentially deadly coronavirus COVID-19 and that measures were being put in place to ensure Bolsonaro remained healthy. While recently in Florida, Bolsonaro said coronavirus was not "all the mainstream media makes it out to be".
Bolsonario has been tested for the virus and is awaiting results.
But the Brazilian President is not the only high-profile politician Wajngarten has come into contact with. While he was in Flordia with Bolsonaro, the aide was pictured standing beside US President Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence.
According to CNN, Trump, who hasn't been tested for coronavirus, isn't concerned. He previously came into contact with US Representative Doug Collins at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Collins has self-isolated after meeting someone at CPAC with the virus.
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are in self-isolation after she came down with flu-like symptoms and was tested for coronavirus, according to an official statement.
The 48-year-old Liberal leader is showing no symptoms and will continue to work from home until the results of his wife's test come in, the statement said.
However, face-to-face meetings with provincial premiers scheduled for Thursday and Friday (local time) will instead be held by phone.
"Having recently returned from a speaking engagement in London, UK, the Prime Minister's wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau began exhibiting mild flu-like symptoms including a low fever late last night," the statement from the prime minister's office read.
"She immediately sought medical advice, and is being tested for the COVID-19 virus. She is self-isolating at home awaiting test results, and her symptoms have since subsided."
The statement does not mention whether their three children are staying home as well.
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