BRAZIL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (pix) announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being ...
: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the new coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed on July 7, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.
The pandemic has exploded in Brazil, the country with the most infections and deaths from Covid-19 anywhere in the world except the United States. But Bolsonaro is a fierce critic of stay-at-home measures, arguing the economic pain they result in is worse than the virus itself.On Thursday he was seen going for a spin on his motorcycle and chatting maskless with a team of groundskeepers outside the presidential palace.
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