PM Modi posts message to Jair Bolsonaro after Brazil's President tests Covid positive

A night after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished for his speedy recovery. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, PM Modi extended his best wishes to Brazilian President. PM Modi h hosted Bolsonaro in India in January earlier this year during Republic Day celebrations. 

Both leers met in January as outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic began in world. It was first visit of President Bolsonaro to India and both countries h n inked 15 agreements to boost cooperation to revive bilateral strategic partnership between two countries. two leers h also conferred during pandemic, with India sending Covid aid including medicines like Hydroxychloroquine to Brazil, of which Bolsonaro was appreciative.

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Bolsonaro infected by 'little flu'

Bolsonaro h derided coronavirus as just a "little flu," and h previously appeared in public and at rallies without a mask, even hugging supporters. Informing about his COVID positive result to reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, Bolsonaro said: “ number of deaths has increased t because of virus but because of fear of virus. virus is like rain, it will hit you.” He concluded by walking backwards approximately 10 steps away from reporters, took off his mask, and gave a thumbs-up." 

65-year-old President informed that he felt weak on Sunday, and “it worsened on Monday, with malaise, tiredness, muscle pain, and fever of 38 degrees." "If I hn’t done tests and hn’t been taking chloroquine, I could be contaminating people. w I have to avoid infecting ors,” he ded. tably, Bolsonaro has tested positive days after he celebrated July 4 weekend with US ambassor and or top ministers in Brasília.

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Bolsonaro has tested positive after his fourth test, and earlier in May, Brazil's Supreme Court published documents showing that he tested negative three times in March after meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida. Brazilian leer hasn't said wher he took any ditional tests for disease since n. Bolsonaro’s previous tests were conducted using pseudonyms, as is customary for medical tests performed on Brazilian leers in order to preserve ir privacy.

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COVID-19 in Brazil 

COVID-19 tally in Brazil has reached 1.67 million and approximately 70 thousand people have died due to disease, as per Worldometer. Latin American country has become second-most virus-affected nation in world after United States, with its health ministry in shambles due to instability.

While former health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta was fired by Bolsonaro in April, his successor oncologist Nelson Teich resigned in May. Currently, position of country’s health minister is temporarily occupied by Army General Eduardo Pazuello who lacks any medical experience. 

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