Meanwhile, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that tests had shown he had been infected with the new Corona virus, but said the symptoms were mild and that he was feeling "in excellent shape."
Bolsonaro appeared at a press conference today, Tuesday, to announce his injury in a protective mask, after yesterday's lung tests and analysis to detect the virus at the Military Hospital in Brasilia after he was suspected of mild symptoms, as his body temperature rose to 38 degrees.
He said that doctors prescribed him a hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, and indicated that he would stay in the presidential palace pending a second examination.
Bolsonaro (65 years) is one of the age groups at risk according to the Brazilian rules, but pointed out that the President has repeatedly said on several occasions and television interviews and through his pages on communication platforms that he is ready to have Corona.
The Brazilian president has sparked controversy at home and abroad since the spread of Corona, as he underestimated the virus and underestimated the measures of social separation, and he initially refused to wear the muzzle amongst a crowd of his supporters, before he required a court ruling to wear it.
Bolsonaro repeatedly stressed that he was not afraid of Corona, and once said "Looking at my athlete's past, I will not worry if I become infected with the virus, I will feel nothing, at worst it will be like a small flu, a small cold."
