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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves as he leaves the presidential residence Alvorada Palace, after learning that he tested negative for the new coronavirus, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, March 13, 2020. Concern about Bolsonaro’s exposure to the coronavirus — and possibly that of U.S. President Donald Trump — had grown after confirmation that the Brazilian leader’s communications director tested positive. The senior official had joined Bolsonaro just days earlier at a meeting with Trump and senior aides in Florida. (AP Photo/Beto Barata)

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves as he leaves the presidential residence Alvorada Palace, after learning that he tested negative for the new coronavirus, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, March 13, 2020. Concern about Bolsonaro’s exposure to the coronavirus — and possibly that of U.S. President Donald Trump — had grown after confirmation that the Brazilian leader’s communications director tested positive. The senior official had joined Bolsonaro just da…

March 24, 2020

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Brazil's Bolsonaro again says coronavirus concern overblown
March 24, 2020 10:44 p.m.

Brazil's Bolsonaro again says coronavirus concern overblown

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stuck with his contention that concern about the new coronavirus is overblown, and accused Brazilian media of trying to stoke nationwide hysteria.