A Brazilian government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort Saturday, and posted photos with the president, has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report by Spanish publication Política Estadão.
Fabio Wajngarten serves as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications secretary. They both posed for photos with the president last weekend at the Florida resort and had dinner at Mar-A-Lago, according to a report by Reuters.
It was reported Wednesday in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper that Wajngarten would be tested for COVID-19.
In the column of journalist Monica Bergamo, the newspaper said Wajngarten was tested for coronavirus at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo on Wednesday and the result would be ready Thursday. The columnist did not cite where she received the tip.
A spokesperson for the hospital could not confirm or deny the report. Wajngarten did not respond to requests for comment nor did Bolsonaro’s office.
In response to the article, Wajngarten wrote on Twitter that he is healthy. However, he did not deny that he tested for the virus after returning to Brazil.
“Despite what the rotten media have already said about my religion, my family and my company, now they are talking about my health. But I am well,” Wajngarten tweeted.
In the photo he posted on Instagram, Wajngarten is standing next to Trump wearing a “Make Brazil great again” cap. Vice President Mike Pence was next to Trump.
Brazil’s Health Ministry has so far reported more than 50 confirmed cases of the virus, which has been deemed a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
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