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Brazil's Health Min. Tests Positive for COVID-19 in NYC


Wed 22 Sep 2021 | 08:55 AM
Omnia Ahmed

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

The government said Queiroga accompanied President Jair Bolsonaro to the plenary session at the UN Headquarters. However, Queiroga used a face mask at all times, according to CNN Brasil.

The Health Minister did not accompany Bolsonaro on his flight back to Brazil, which he boarded earlier today, as he will be quarantined in a New York City hotel for 14 days.

Sources told The Brazilian Report that the health minister had a meeting with investors in New York yesterday. He was also present at the bilateral meeting between Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson; he was the only one wearing a face mask.

In addition, he was alongside First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro during an event held by the Brazilian Mission to the United Nations.

The minister has been at the center of controversy recently, catering to the most radical factions of Bolsonarism.

Last week, he suspended vaccine rollouts for teenagers — citing confusion and misleading data in the process. On Tuesday, a Supreme Court ruled that the issue lies under the jurisdiction of states and municipalities.