Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced he has tested negative for coronavirus - more than two weeks after being diagnosed on 7 July - attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug. "RT-PCR for Sars-Cov 2: negative.
Good morning everyone," the 65-year-old tweeted, along with a photo of himself smiling and holding a packet of hydroxychloroquine, whose effectiveness against Covid-19 has not been demonstrated in clinical trials.
He did not say when he took the latest test. The president, who has routinely downplayed the virus he calls a "little flu" but which is currently ravaging his country, spent nearly 20 days self-isolating at his official residence in the capital Brasilia, the Alvorada Palace.