Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19
The Brazilian president, who during his campaign to reopen the economy called the virus ‘just a little flu’, has repeatedly disobeyed medical recommendations to avoid contamination
07 July 2020 - 18:00
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19 in an escalation of the health crisis that has engulfed Latin America’s largest economy.
“I’m perfectly well,” Bolsonaro told CNN Brasil in a live interview, after announcing the result of his test. He added he is taking hydroxichloroquine, an antimalaria medicine he has been touting as being effective against the virus, though its use has not been authorised by most health experts globally and could have dangerous side effects...
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