Political leaders who have tested positive for Coronavirus

Political leaders who have tested positive for Coronavirus

Peter Dutton - The Australian Home Affairs Minister was found to have the coronavirus after being admitted to a hospital. He had recently returned from Washington, where he met with Attorney General William Barr, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, and other White House officials.

Fabio Wajngarten - The press secretary of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, tested positive for the coronavirus just days after attending a dinner hosted by Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The Brazilian president announced on March 13 that he had tested negative for the virus.

Augusto Heleno - Brazil’s national security advisor, announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for the coronavirus despite showing no symptoms.

Franck Riester - Minister of Culture Franck Riester, was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier in March, becoming the first French government minister to contract the virus.

Nadine Dories - Dorries announced she had tested positive for the coronavirus a few days after attending an event with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, raising concerns about Johnson's exposure.

Iraj Harirchi - Harirchi confirmed he had been diagnosed with the coronavirus on February 25, days after appearing unwell at a press conference.

Francis Suarez - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez confirmed on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, after attending an event with a delegation from Brazil.

Boris Johnson - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, above, announced on March 27 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the first major world leader to contract the virus.

Brune Poirson - The secretary of state to the minister of ecological and inclusive transition, has tested positive for coronavirus.