RIO DE JANEIRO: Less than a month after taking office, Brazilian Minister of Health Nelson Teich presented his resignation to President Jair Bolsonaro, the ministry said. The ministry did not clarify the reason for the official’s departure, but noted that a press conference would be held on Friday afternoon. Teich, an oncologist, took office on April 17, replacing Luiz Henrique Mandetta.TOPSHOT - A patient affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus speaks with a family member by a video call at a field hospital set up at a sports gym, in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on May 11, 2020. (Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP)
