By AFP More by this AuthorBrasilia,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. FIERCE CRITICISMBut Bolsonaro is a fierce critic of stay-at-home measures, arguing the economic pain they result in is worse than the virus itself. The president has appeared to continue flouting virus precautions even after his diagnosis. The same day he admitted in a live Facebook video that he was feeling "a bit wretched at being imprisoned here."

Source: Daily Nation July 25, 2020 18:32 UTC