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Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said he has tested negative for the coronavirus, based on a fourth test since his announcement on July 7 that he had the illness. The 65-year-old leader did not say when he took the new test.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has said he is confident of swiftly recovering from Covid-19 as he has been treated with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against coronavirus.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he has tested positive for Covid-19 after months of downplaying the pandemic’s severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.