The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.
A Brazilian government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trump's resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the United States president has tested positive for coronavirus, Brazilian officials said on Thursday, reported by Aljazeera English.
In the photo posted on his Instagram account, Fabio Wajngarten, the communication secretary of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, is standing next to Trump wearing a "Make Brazil great again" cap. Vice President Mike Pence was next to Trump.
'Not concerned'
Trump, meanwhile, said he was not concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus after reports surfaced about the Bolsonaro aide.
"Let's put it this way: I'm not concerned," Trump told reporters while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office. He said he had heard about the aide's exposure but that "we did nothing very unusual".
Trump also said he and Varadkar opted not to shake hands when the Irish leader arrived at the White House for the traditional St Patrick's Day meeting.
"It's a very strange feeling," Trump said of not shaking hands.
On Wednesday, the White House said that Trump had not been tested for the virus.
The White House added on Thursday that Trump and Pence had "almost no interactions" with Wajngarten and sees no need for the US leaders to be tested at this time.
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