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(CNN)Brazilian Minister of Health Marcelo Queiroga has tested affirmative for Covid-19 portion successful New York City for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Brazilian president's bureau announced Tuesday evening.
Queiroga was portion of Jair Bolsonaro's Presidential Committee, according to the statement, which added helium was "doing well." So far, different members of the Brazilian delegation person tested antagonistic for the virus.
Queiroga told CNN affiliate CNN Brasil connected Tuesday that helium would quarantine successful New York for 14 days, and wouldn't permission the United States with different members of his delegation. Some delegation members person canceled their information owed to the hazard of infecting members from different countries, Queiroga said.
Queiroga, a cardiologist, is Brazil's 4th wellness curate since the coronavirus pandemic began. He was appointed earlier this year.
He had been vaccinated with the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine, the curate said past week. He did not accidental erstwhile helium received the shot.
CNN Brasil was archetypal to study connected the minister's information up of the merchandise of the statesmanlike statement.
A spokesperson for the UN secretary-general declined to comment, saying they had "a interaction tracing protocol successful spot successful lawsuit of cases arising" astatine the UN headquarters.
Earlier this week, Queiroga came nether occurrence for responding to protesters successful New York with an obscene gesture, according to CNN Brasil. Videos went viral connected societal media, showing the infinitesimal helium appeared successful the model of a minibus and gestured to protesters successful beforehand of the residence of the Brazilian Mission astatine the UN, CNN Brasil reported.
Even earlier UNGA began connected Tuesday, determination were concerns the planetary gathering mightiness airs a wellness hazard -- particularly with overmuch of the US inactive battling terrible Covid-19 outbreaks. The US authorities issued a missive successful August encouraging satellite leaders to see joining virtually, and not successful person, to assistance debar "a ace spreader event."
Still, much than 100 heads of authorities and authorities arrived successful idiosyncratic for the lawsuit -- with immoderate of them unvaccinated.
Most vocal among them has been President Bolsonaro, who has agelong downplayed the severity of the pandemic and advocated for the usage of unproven drugs. Last week, helium declared point-blank connected societal media that helium would not get vaccinated due to the fact that helium had erstwhile contracted the virus.
On Tuesday, Bolsonaro fulfilled the contented of delivering the archetypal speech astatine the meeting, with the remainder of the Brazilian delegation successful attendance. The President has truthful acold had meetings with respective leaders, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Queiroga besides shook hands with Johnson connected Monday.
Photos posted by Gilson Neto, Brazil's tourism minister, amusement members of the Brazilian delegation eating pizza outdoors successful New York connected Sunday. Nearly each were unmasked.
Shortly aft the announcement that Queiroga had tested positive, Bolsonaro released a video connected Twitter showing himself greeting and shaking hands with supporters successful beforehand of the edifice wherever helium is staying, without wearing a mask.
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