Brazil Health ministry said in a statement that Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, who is affected with COVID-19, will stay in a military hospital overnight on Sunday, after having been discharged from a civilian facility earlier in the day.  He tested positive for coronavirus on October 21 and checked into a hospital on Friday, suffering from dehydration, the ministry said earlier.

About half of right-wing President JairBolsonaro 's 23-member cabinet has gotten the coronavirus, with the president and his wife coming down with the disease in July.

Eduardo Pazuello, an active duty Army general, will stay in the military hospital as a precautionary measure.  Pazuello is well and stable and should stay resting until tomorrow," the ministry added.

Bolsonaro has sought to downplay the severity of the disease and opposed strict lockdowns favored by many state governors and local politicians. Brazil has the world's second-deadliest outbreak of COVID-19, with 160,074 people killed, second to only the United States, as per a Reuters tally.

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