Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (front) arrives at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 17, 2020. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday evening on his verified social media account that his second coronavirus test was negative. Bolsonaro underwent a second test on Tuesday to detect if he was infected with COVID-19, after 13 members of his entourage in a recent trip to the United States have tested positive. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday evening on his verified social media account that his second coronavirus test was negative.
The result came after Bolsonaro announced on March 13 that he had tested negative for the virus.
Despite the negative result from the initial test, the president was advised to maintain in isolation for a week and be tested again.
On March 12, Bolsonaro's press secretary Fabio Wajngarten, who accompanied Bolsonaro in a trip to the United States in early March, tested positive for COVID-19, prompting Bolsonaro, his family and all members of the presidential entourage to be tested.
His family members have tested negative, whereas 12 members of the presidential entourage have tested positive.
The total number of cases in Brazil has climbed from 234 to 291 with one death, the country's Health Ministry said Tuesday.
