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Found at: https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has tested positive for COVID-19 four days after the mayor attended a Miami event with a Brazilian government official who later tested positive for the virus.
Inbox: "On Thursday, March 5, Senator Lindsey Graham met with Australia's Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton ... in Graham's Washington office. This morning it was announced that Mr. Dutton had tested positive for COVID-19."
Australia's minister for home affairs, Peter Dutton, who last week met with Ivanka Trump, said he had contracted the new coronavirus.
Sen. Ted Cruz announces decision to extend self-quarantine until March 17 out of abundance of caution. "Unfortunately, last night I was informed I had a second interaction with an individual who yesterday tested positive for COVID-19."
TORONTO (AP) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Also, from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-live-updates-uk-us-australia-italy-europe-school-shutdown-share-markets-sport-events-cancelled-latest-update-news
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for the coronavirus, his son told Fox News on Friday following media reports that his father, who recently met with U.S. President Donald Trump, had tested positive.
The test is negative, Eduardo Bolsonaro told Fox News Channel in an interview. The news follows some confusion today after local media in Brazil reported that Bolsonaro had tested positive. Bolsonaro himself has lashed out on Twitter at Fake news.
The test is negative, Eduardo Bolsonaro told Fox News Channel in an interview. The news follows some confusion today after local media in Brazil reported that Bolsonaro had tested positive. Bolsonaro himself has lashed out on Twitter at Fake news.
Romanian prime minister self-quarantines
Romanias interim prime minister, Ludovic Orban, announced on Friday that he and other senior party leaders were going into a 14-day self-imposed quarantine after a party colleague tested positive for coronavirus, Kit Gillet reports. The senator, Vergil Chitac, had attended a recent party leadership meeting.
Romanias interim prime minister, Ludovic Orban, announced on Friday that he and other senior party leaders were going into a 14-day self-imposed quarantine after a party colleague tested positive for coronavirus, Kit Gillet reports. The senator, Vergil Chitac, had attended a recent party leadership meeting.
And, from this link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-outbreak-justin-trudeau-disrupts-sport-arsenal-chelsea
At the United Nations in New York, a diplomat from the Philippines also tested positive, in what is believed to be the the first case at the UNs headquarters.
The Philippines acting UN ambassador, Kira Azucena, said: As of today, the Philippine mission is in lockdown, and all personnel are instructed to self-quarantine and to seek medical attention should they develop the symptoms. We are assuming that all of us have been infected.
The Philippines acting UN ambassador, Kira Azucena, said: As of today, the Philippine mission is in lockdown, and all personnel are instructed to self-quarantine and to seek medical attention should they develop the symptoms. We are assuming that all of us have been infected.
In Australia, the home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, confirmed on Friday that he had tested positive to Covid-19.
Meanwhile in the good 'ole United States of GOP Immunity:
The White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, meanwhile said President Donald Trump did not need to be tested, despite meeting a Brazilian official last weekend who has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
Grisham said the pair had almost no interactions, despite being pictured together.
Grisham said the pair had almost no interactions, despite being pictured together.
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