FILE PHOTO: A man is seen next to an image depicting Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro and Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta wearing protective face masks and the phrase “Let’s cut some research grants” projected on the wall of a building as a protest, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's largest state Sao Paulo will essentially shut down for two weeks to help fight the coronavirus, its governor said on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro again claimed that "hysteria" over the outbreak could cause more harm than the virus itself.
Sao Paulo state Governor Joao Doria said a statewide quarantine order would take effect on Tuesday and last through April 7.
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