Workers unload medical supplies donated by United Arab Emirates from an aircraft, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Brasilia Air Base in Brasilia, Brazil July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus and his lungs were "clean," after local media reported he had symptoms associated with the COVID-19 respiratory disease.
Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the impact of the virus, even as Brazil has suffered one of the world's worst outbreaks, with more than 1.6 million confirmed cases and 65,000 related deaths, according to official data on Monday.
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