Brazil’s health minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the UN General Assembly in New York with President Jair Bolsonaro, according to an official statement.

Brazil’s health minister, who is accompanying Bolsonaro at UNGA, tests positive for COVID-19

Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the first world leader to speak. Watch this report for more details.

Brazil Health Minster tests COVID-19 positive, had attended UNGA session

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday has given the charge of the health ministry to an army general with no prior medical experience. General Eduardo Pazuello is the country's new health minister four months after working as an interim following a series of resignations by his predecessors over differences with Bolsonaro.

Brazil: Bolsonaro appoints army general with no medical experience as health minister