Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests COVID-19 positive for third time

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on July 21 informed that he took ar coronavirus test for which results were awaited today. According to secretariat of Communications Ministry, result has come out positive for third time in past two weeks. Bolsonaro reportedly got infected by coronavirus and first tested positive on  July 7 and on July 15 he took test against which produced similar results. But Brazilian president told reporters on Tuesday that he is hoping for a change this time, which did t happen.

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Bolsonaro downplaying threat

Brazil is second most affected country in world right w, after United States and presidents of both nations are guilty of same thing, downplaying threat of dely pandemic. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro before he h contracted disease, used to go out in public without a face covering to encour people to get back to rmal business and reopen ecomy. Bolsonaro like his US counterpart h also said that he was taking anti-malarial drug - hydroxychloroquine, which is an unproven treatment for COVID-19 patients and reportedly credited medicine for his mild symptoms after getting infected. 

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former Army captain prior to testing positive h been attending public rallies, hugging supporters, meeting people in close proximity on a daily basis despite warnings from health experts. Bolsonaro’s prior tests were conducted using pseudonyms, as is customary for medical tests performed on Brazilian leers in order to preserve ir privacy. According to figures by Johns Hopkins University, Brazil currently has 2.1 million cases and over 81,000 deaths. 

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