Coronavirus

Chloroquine to be distributed nationwide

Chloroquine to be distributed nationwide
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As soon as Nelson Teich resigned from Health Ministry, Chief of Staff Braga Netto made the distribution of chloroquine one of the government’s top priorities just hours after Nelson Teich’s resignation from the Health Ministry. Mr. Teich stood against the indiscriminate prescription of the medicine. 

With two Health ministers gone within a month, President Bolsonaro is expected to appoint someone who unconditionally obeys the government’s commands. During his presidential campaign, however, Mr. Bolsonaro said “no president is above a cabinet minister.”