Brazilian president's eldest son tests positive for COVID-19

BRASILIA - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of President Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday he had been tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The senator said via Twitter that he was fine, had no symptoms, and was being treated at home with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.

Flavio is the fourth member of the president's family to be infected by the coronavirus.

President Bolsonaro was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 7, but tested negative just over two weeks later after working from home.

On July 30, the country's First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive. She announced last week tests showed she was virus-free.

Ten days ago, the president's youngest son, Jair Renan Bolsonaro, 22, also tested positive for COVID-19.

Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19, second only to the United States, with more than 3.6 million cases and 116,580 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health's latest report on Tuesday.