DT Next

Leaders around world got infected, many recovered

After testing positive for coronaviru­s, US President Donald Trump is now part of a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Here’s a look at the other leaders

-

BORIS JOHNSON The British PM was the first major world leader confirmed to have COVID. Post recovery, he thanked the National Health Service staff for saving his life

JAIR BOLSONARO The Brazilian President announced his illness in July and used it to publicly extol HCQ. He had flouted social distancing at live demonstrat­ions

JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ The Honduras President announced in June that he and his wife had tested positive, along with two other people who worked closely with them. He was diacharged in July

JEANINE ANEZ The virus drove the Bolivian interim president into isolation in July, but she said she was feeling well

ALEJANDRO GIAMMATTEI The Guatemalan President said he tested positive for the virus in September and said he’d be working from home

LUIS ABINADER The newly elected President of the Dominican Republic contracted and recovered from COVID-19 during his campaign. He spent weeks in isolation before the country’s July election

INDIAN LEADERS

Home Minister Amit Shah,

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurapp­a, former Karnataka CM Siddaramai­ah, Congress leader Karti Chidambara­m, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi,

TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit,

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Delhi Satyendra Jain and BJP leader Jyotiradit­ya Scindia and his mother Madhavi Raje Scindia are some of the leaders who tested positive for coronaviru­s. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan had also tested positive

 ??  ??
 ??  ??
 ??  ??
 ??  ??
 ??  ??
 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from India