Brazil president defends his stance on coronavirus

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro defended once again defend his response to new coronavirus.

In a recorded mess brocasted on national television on Wednesday, Bolsonaro insisted that in dition to virus, or big problem of Brazil is unemployment which causes "poverty, hunger and death".

He quoted director of World Health Organization (WHO) saying that "each country has its own peculiarities, that is, solution is t same for everybody" ding that consequences of treatment for coronavirus "can't be more harmful" than disease.

Bolsonaro criticized decisions taken by local goverrs and mayors across Brazil to apply some restrictive measure to avoid spre of coronavirus, saying that federal government was t asked about length and extend of those measures.

Supreme Court decided on Wednesday that federal government has to respect decisions taken by local authorities to combat COVID-19, and can't revoke measures.

Brazilian president said that country will receive raw material from India to produce hydroxychloroquine and treat patients affected by COVID-19 as well as ors with malaria, lupus and arthritis.

While mess of President Bolsonaro was brocasted, people on streets in Rio De Janeiro were shouting "Bolsonaro Out", protests of this kind have been taking place almost every night for more than two weeks across country,

Brazil has largest number of coronavirus cases in Latin America.

On Wednesday, it registered 822 deaths and more than 16,000 cases.

For most people, new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and could le to death.