<p>Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned Friday over what a ministry official said was "incompatibility" with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the country's spiralling coronavirus crisis.</p>.<p>Teich, a 62-year-old oncologist, served in the far-right president's cabinet for less than a month.</p>.<p>His predecessor, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, resigned on April 16, also after clashing with Bolsonaro, a vocal critic of the stay-at-home measures Mandetta recommended to contain the virus.</p>.<p>Teich and Bolsonaro reportedly disagreed over using chloroquine to treat the new coronavirus. Bolsonaro touts the drug as a promising treatment, despite studies casting doubt on its effectiveness and raising concerns about its safety.</p>.<p>The ministry announced Teich's resignation in a brief statement, saying a press conference would be held later.</p>.<p>The news drew anti-Bolsonaro protests. In Rio de Janeiro, residents banged pots and pans out their windows, shouting "Get out, Bolsonaro!"</p>.<p>Brazil has emerged as one of the countries hit hardest in the pandemic, with a sharply rising death toll that has reached nearly 14,000.</p>
<p>Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned Friday over what a ministry official said was "incompatibility" with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the country's spiralling coronavirus crisis.</p>.<p>Teich, a 62-year-old oncologist, served in the far-right president's cabinet for less than a month.</p>.<p>His predecessor, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, resigned on April 16, also after clashing with Bolsonaro, a vocal critic of the stay-at-home measures Mandetta recommended to contain the virus.</p>.<p>Teich and Bolsonaro reportedly disagreed over using chloroquine to treat the new coronavirus. Bolsonaro touts the drug as a promising treatment, despite studies casting doubt on its effectiveness and raising concerns about its safety.</p>.<p>The ministry announced Teich's resignation in a brief statement, saying a press conference would be held later.</p>.<p>The news drew anti-Bolsonaro protests. In Rio de Janeiro, residents banged pots and pans out their windows, shouting "Get out, Bolsonaro!"</p>.<p>Brazil has emerged as one of the countries hit hardest in the pandemic, with a sharply rising death toll that has reached nearly 14,000.</p>