Brazil's health minister, Marcelo Queiroga, tested positive for COVID-19. Queiroga stayed at the same hotel in New York City as President Joe Biden and shook hands with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who met with Biden later that day. Read more:
He also said Brazil's vaccination campaign had been successful, despite the country recording the second highest number of COVID-related deaths for any nation, with more than 591,000 deaths.
Bolsonaro has historically opposed lockdowns and often doesn't use a mask. He has not got a vaccine to protect him against the disease, and has previously claimed that the inoculation could turn him into a crocodile—completely unfounded allegations.Donald TrumpJohnson, along with his new foreign secretary Liz Truss, were in New York for UNGA and meetings, including with Bolsonaro and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. On Tuesday Johnson and Truss flew to Washington, D.C., to meet Biden.
Johnson's face-to-face talks in the White House with Biden covered a number of issues, including Afghanistan post-withdrawal, trade and the climate crisis. In the meeting, Biden underlined the importance of not jeopardizing the Good Friday Agreement post-Brexit and ensuring peace in Northern Ireland. Health Minister, Marcelo Queiroga, looks on after an event to launch a new register for professional workers of the fish industry at Planalto Government Palace on June 29, 2021 in Brasilia, Queiroga, who stayed at the same hotel in New York City as U Joe Biden, and shook hands with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who later met the U.S. President, has tested positive for COVID-19.
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