巴西总统感染新冠病毒

Brazilian president tests positive

巴西总统感染新冠病毒

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

巴西总统博索纳罗7月7日表示，他的新冠病毒检测结果呈阳性。

Bolsonaro came down with symptoms on Monday, including a fever of 38 degrees Celsius, cough and headache, leading to a test at the Brazilian Armed Forces Hospital.

博索纳罗7月6日出现高烧38摄氏度、咳嗽和头痛等症状，随后在巴西武装部队医院接受检测。

Bolsonaro canceled planned visits to the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais this week, according to the state news agency Agencia Brasil.

据巴西国家通讯社报道，博索纳罗取消了本周前往巴伊亚州和米纳斯吉拉斯州的工作行程。

The president is considered to be in the high-risk group for COVID-19 due to his age, 65.

博索纳罗因65岁的年龄，被认为属于新冠肺炎高危人群。

Bolsonaro campaigned for continued economic activity and often appeared in public without a face mask and disregarded social distancing.

他近日为重启经济活动频频奔走，出席公开活动时经常不戴口罩，无视社交距离规则。

Brazil has suffered the second largest COVID-19 outbreak in the world, just after the US.

巴西是全球范围内新冠肺炎疫情第二严重的国家，仅次于美国。

The country's death toll has surpassed 66,000 on Tuesday, with over 1.66 million confirmed cases.

截至7月7日，该国新冠肺炎病亡人数已超过6.6万人，确诊病例超过166万人。