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Brazil reports daily record of 1,179 coronavirus deaths | CBC News

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May 20, 2020
Brazil reports daily record of 1,179 coronavirus deaths | CBC News

Brazil will expand its use of chloroquine for treating the coronavirus this week, according to President Jair Bolsonaro, after the country posted a record high daily death toll of 1,179 on Tuesday. 

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely criticized for his handling of the outbreak, which has included opposition to restrictions on movement he sees as too damaging to the economy. (Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil will expand its use of chloroquine for treating the coronavirus this week, according to President Jair Bolsonaro, after the country posted a record high daily death toll of 1,179 on Tuesday. 

Bolsonaro said interim health minister Eduardo Pazuello would issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of the anti-malarial drug to treat the coronavirus. 

Health Minister Nelson Teich quit on Friday under pressure to sign the guidelines, making him the second trained doctor to leave the post in a month. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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