Bolsonaro's handling of Brazil's Covid-19 crisis

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19, the latest victim of a disease that has wreaked havoc in Brazil, the world's No. 2 coronavirus hotspot after the United States.Bolsonaro, who said he had experienced only mild symptoms so far, said he was feeling "perfectly well" as he removed his mask in a TV interview Tuesday to announce his diagnosis.The far-right leader has consistently ignored virus containment measures such as social distancing despite Brazil being the world's second-worst hit country with more than 66,000 dead.Brazil accounts for the lion's share of infections in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the caseload has now surpassed three million.

March 12 - Brazil's presidential communications secretary tests positive for Covid-19 after returning from Florida where he and Bolsonaro met with U.S. President Donald Trump. Credit: Twitter/ @fabiowoficial

March 13 - Bolsonaro says he tested negative for Covid-19. Credit: Reuters

March 15 - Ignoring medical advice to quarantine, Bolsonaro takes selfies with supporters at a rally in Brasilia. Credit: AFP

March 24 - Bolsonaro urges mayors and state governors to roll back lockdown measures in a televised national address. Credit: AFP

April 16 - Bolsonaro fires Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, with whom he had clashed over social distancing measures. He had said in March that the virus poses an existential threat to Brazil's fragile healthcare system, which could start to collapse in April. Credit: AFP

May 8 - British medical journal The Lancet says Bolsonaro is the biggest threat to Brazil's ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Credit: Reuters

May 12 - Brazil's confirmed coronavirus cases total passes Germany, as Bolsonaro tries to reopen gyms and beauty parlors by presidential decree. Credit: AFP

May 18 - Brazil overtakes Britain to become the country with the third-highest number of infections, behind the United States and Russia. Credit: AFP

May 22 - Brazil overtakes Russia to become the world No. 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases after the United States. Credit: Reuters

May 24 - U.S. limits travel from Brazil amid worsening coronavirus outbreak. Credit: AFP

June 6 - Brazil removes from public view months of data on its Covid-19 epidemic.

June 12 - Brazil's COVID-19 death toll passes Britain to become the world's second-highest after the United States. Credit: AFP

June 19-21 - Brazil passes 1 million cases, 50,000 deaths. Credit: AFP

June 23 - A judge orders Bolsonaro to wear a mask in public after he attended political rallies without one. Credit: AFP

July 3 - Brazil passes 1.5 million cases. Credit: Reuters

July 7 - Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

July 7 - Bolsonaro, who said he had experienced only mild symptoms so far, said he was feeling