Brazilian official test positive for coronavirus, days after meeting Donald Trump

Last updated: March 12, 2020 7:59 pm

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A Brazilian government official who attended a meeting at Donald Trump’s Florida resort on Saturday has been tested positive for coronavirus.

Fabio Wajngarten, the press secretary for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posted an image of himself standing with Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.

However, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that Trump and Pence had “almost no interactions” with the senior aide and “do not require being tested at this time.”

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Fabio accompanied the far-right leader to Mar-a-Lago on Friday for a visit that included dinner with Trump, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

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