It’s been two weeks since Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was diagnosed with COVID-19, but this hasn’t changed his response to the pandemic. He’s calling for Brazil’s economy to be reopened, despite a steep rise in cases. He’s also praising the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine for his return to health. Michael Fox reports from Brazil.
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