The test results confirmed what Jair Bolsonaro suspected. The Brazilian president announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, a disease the severity of which he has continuously minimized since the start of the pandemic when it has already killed some 65,000 people in his country.
"The positive result (of the test) has just arrived," said the head of state, 65, during an interview with several television channels, after having had the temperature the day before. Jair Bolsonaro announced Monday evening that he had a chest x-ray at the military hospital.
Bolsonaro is "perfectly fine"
“I had 38 degrees of fever, but my lungs were clean. The doctors gave me hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin (an antibiotic) and after that I felt better. I am perfectly fine, ”he added Tuesday afternoon. He said he would now work as much as possible "by videoconference".
In late March, Jair Bolsonaro strongly downplayed the importance of the virus during a televised speech. “Given my athletic past, if I were infected with the virus, I wouldn't have to worry. I would not feel anything. At worst, it would be like a little flu, a little cold, ”he said.