Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus again

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday has tested positive for coronavirus again.  President informed  reporters in Brasilia that he has tested positive for COVID-19 again, a week after he first anunced he became infected on July 7. He furr asserted that he remains in good health and he would resume his rmal work schedule if he tested negative this week. Bolsonaro will be tested for virus again in coming days.

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Bolsonaro h earlier derided coronavirus as just a "little flu," even as Brazil's outbreak became worst in world outside United States.  former army captain also previously appeared in public and at rallies without a mask, even hugging supporters defying COVID-19 rms which were criticized by public health specialists. He repeatedly downplayed country's mounting death toll which is w over 74,000, out of nearly 2 million confirmed cases and said his good physical condition would prevent him from developing serious symptoms if he got ill.

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Bolsonaro furr informed that he was taking anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, an unproven COVID-19 treatment that he and US President Donald Trump have promoted as a remedy for coronavirus. His pressure to use drug alienated two health ministers who resigned in middle of pandemic. ministry is being led on an interim basis by an active duty army general.

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