The Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel contracted the coronavirus.
"I Wish to announce that from Friday I was not feeling very well. Asked to do a test on the COVID and today came a positive result" – the politician said on Tuesday in his Twitter account. The Governor added that he will continue to work from residence "subject to the restrictions and recommendations of doctors". "I’m Sure to overcome these difficulties," he said.
The head of the region asked residents to stay home and keep social distance. "the Disease does not discriminate, the infection is spreading fast" – he wrote.
The first case of infection with coronavirus in Brazil was confirmed on 26 February in são Paulo. To date in the country revealed more than 25.2 thousand cases of infection, died of over 1.5 million people.
