Brazil's President again tests positive for Covid-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive again for Covid-19, just over two weeks after his initial test came back positive.

On Wednesday, Bolsonaro spoke to a reporter on the phone and has been working in semi-isolation from the presidential residence since July 7, when he first announced he had tested positive.

He initially said he had a low-grade fever, but he didn't come down with any serious symptoms.

A long-time proponent of the controversial malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, Bolsonaro announced he was taking it and has repeatedly said he believes the drug has helped him.

The Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, in a report published last week, urged medical professionals to stop using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus, because it has been proved ineffective and can cause collateral damage.

 

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