![7 governadores já foram infectados pela Covid-19 An employee of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health labels a blood sample for an antibody test on the novel coronavirus she has taken before from Christoph Spieles, mayor of the municipality of Kupferzell, southern Germany, following a press conference to present the study “Corona Monitoring Local” on May 19, 2020. – Kupferzell, that was one of the country’s novel coronavirus hotspots, is one four places where the Robert Koch Institute will study the spread of the virus. (Photo by Marijan Murat / POOL / AFP)](https://media.gazetadopovo.com.br/2020/05/20165855/covid-lab-afp-960x540.jpg)
O número de governadores no Brasil infectados pela Covid-19 chegou a 7 nesta quinta-feira (4). O governador de Mato Grosso, Mauro Mendes (DEM), foi diagnosticado com o novo coronavírus e passará a trabalhar isolado em sua residência, ao invés do gabinete no palácio do governo. Mendes está assintomático. Além do governador do Mato Grosso, já foram diagnosticados com o vírus os governadores Antonio Denarium (PSL), de Roraima; Paulo Câmara (PSB), de Pernambuco; Wilson Witzel (PSC), do Rio de Janeiro; Helder Barbalho (MDB), do Pará; Renan Filho (MDB), de Alagoas; e Renato Casagrande, do Espírito Santo (PSB).