The COVID-19 coronavirus has spread rapidly over the last nine months globally. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Here are some of the world leaders who have found themselves to have been infected by the virus. 

Boris Johnson

The British prime minister was the first major world leader confirmed to have COVID-19 in March, after facing criticism for downplaying the pandemic. He was moved to intensive care in April after his symptoms dramatically worsened a day after he was hospitalized for what were called routine tests. 

He was given oxygen but did not need a ventilator, officials said. He later expressed his gratitude to National Health Service staff for saving his life when his treatment could have "gone either way." Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, also tested positive in March and showed mild symptoms.

UK PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Jair Bolsonaro

The Brazilian president announced his illness in July and used it to publicly extol hydroxychloroquine, the unproven malaria drug that he'd been promoting as a treatment for COVID-19 and he was taking himself. For months he had flirted with the virus, calling it a "little flu," as he flouted social distancing at lively demonstrations and encouraged crowds during outings from the presidential residence, often without a mask.

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19

Juan Orlando Hernandez

The Honduras president announced in June that he had tested positive, along with two other people who worked closely with him. 

Hernandez said he had started what he called the "MAIZ treatment," an experimental and unproven combination of microdacyn, azithromycin, ivermectin and zinc. He was briefly hospitalized and released. He has added his voice to growing pleas for equitable access to any COVID-19 vaccine, asking the recent UN gathering of world leaders.

Honduran President Hernandez says he has COVID-19

Alexander Lukashenko

The president of Belarus, who dismissed concerns about the virus as "psychosis" and recommended drinking vodka to stay healthy, said in July he had contracted it himself but was asymptomatic. 

Belarus is one of the few countries that took no comprehensive measures against the virus. 

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Prince Albert II Of Monaco

The palace of Monaco in March said the ruler of the tiny Mediterranean principality tested positive but his health was not worrying. He was the first head of state who publicly said he was infected.

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Alejandro Giammattei

The Guatemalan president said he tested positive for the virus in September. 

"My symptoms are very mild. Up to now, I have body aches, it hurt more yesterday than today, like a bad cold," he said during a televised address. "I don't have a fever, I have a bit of a cough." He said he'd be working from home.

Guatemalan president tests positive for COVID-19

Jeanine Anez

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

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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.

(With inputs from AP)