Once downplaying COVID-19, this world leader has it.
b"Brazil\\u2019s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. The 65-year-old leader who has been known to mingle in crowds without covering his face confirmed the results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters huddled close in front of him in the capital, Brasilia. He said he is taking hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that he, like President Donald Trump, has been promoting even though it has not been proven effective against COVID-19. \\u201cI\\u2019m, well, normal. I even want to take a walk around here, but I can\\u2019t due to medical recommendations,\\u201d Bolsonaro said. \\u201cI thought I had it before, given my very dynamic activity. I\\u2019m president and on the combat lines. I like to be in the middle of the people.\\u201d ABC's Tom Rivers has the latest on his condition."