Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19.
Tokyo:
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday.
Fumio Kishida, who has just returned from a week-long vacation, will resume work on Monday.
A Cabinet spokesman said he developed a cough and fever on Saturday, and took a PCR test on Sunday morning, which confirmed the positive result in the afternoon.
Japan has endured a record resurgence in coronavirus infections, hitting businesses in the world’s third-largest economy, although the death rate remains relatively low and the disruption is also milder than several other advanced economies.
