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Brazil’s health minister tests positive for coronavirus at U.N. General Assembly

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Updated September 22, 2021 at 3:26 p.m. EDT|Published September 22, 2021 at 2:33 a.m. EDT
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters outside his hotel during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., Sept. 21, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Yang (Stephen Yang/Reuters)

Brazil’s health minister has tested positive for the coronavirus while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where President Jair Bolsonaro spoke on Tuesday.

Marcelo Queiroga confirmed the diagnosis in a tweet and said he would remain in isolation in the United States, “following all health safety protocols.” Queiroga has received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, according to media reports.