Brazil's health minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after president Jair Bolsonaro spoke at the UN general assembly on Tuesday. Earlier, Queiroga shook hands with prime minister Boris Johnson as part of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the assembly. Other members of Brazil’s government in New York tested negative for the virus, a statement said

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