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Brazil President Bolsonaro Recovers From COVID-19, Had Tested Positive For The Virus On 7 July
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he has tested negative for the COVID-19, more than two weeks after he was first diagnosed on 7 July.
The coronavirus-sceptic President made the announcement on Saturday (25 July) via social media, where he posted a photo in which he is seen having breakfast at the Alvorada Palace, the presidential residence in Brasilia, reports Xinhua news agency.
In the photo, he appeared with a box of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug he credited for his recovery despite a lack of scientific evidence about its effectiveness.
Bolsonaro announced that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus on 7 July, and he thereafter went into isolation at Alvorada Palace while recovering from the disease.
According to official information, Bolsonaro underwent four COVID-19 tests in 18 days and tested positive thrice.
Brazil currently accounts for the second highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.
As of Sunday, the country registered a total of 2,394,513 infections and 86,449 deaths.
Despite the rising numbers, Bolsonaro has argued that regional lockdowns were having a more damaging effect on the economy than the virus itself, and accused the media of spreading panic and paranoia.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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