Fabio Wajngarten, Communications secretary and aid to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested for COVID-19, after travelling with the Brazilian President and other officials to a meeting with U.S President Donald Trump at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday.
Wajngarten’s diagnosis was confirmed by Brazilian officials on Thursday upon his return to Brazil, causing concern as he was photographed in very close proximity to both Mr. Bolsonaro and Mr. Trump.
In a statement made during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office on Thursday, Mr Trump stated that he was ‘Not concerned’ amid speculation that he may have been exposed to the Virus.
Mr Bolsonaro as well as other senior Brazilian cabinet ministers have undergone testing and are currently awaiting their results, with the results of Mr Bolsanaro’s test to be known shortly.