8 Jul 2020

Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 8 July 2020

The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for Covid-19.

Bolsonaro has repeatedly sought to downplay the effects of the virus over the past few months, even as it claimed the lives of more than 65,000 people.

Rio de Janeiro correspondent Manuela Andreoni speaks to Kim Hill.