Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday.
According to his office, Kishida, currently recuperating at his official residence, had just returned from a week-long vacation. He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, and took a PCR test on Sunday morning, which confirmed the positive result in the afternoon, a Cabinet spokesperson said.
Prime Minister Kishida contacted the Cabinet Office at 9 a.m. on Aug. 21 saying he needed to take a PCR test because he had had a slight fever and cough since the previous night.
The 65-year-old prime minister was scheduled to return to work on Monday after spending the last week on vacation.
According to his office, Kishida, currently recuperating at his official residence, had just returned from a week-long vacation. He developed a cough and fever on Saturday, and took a PCR test on Sunday morning, which confirmed the positive result in the afternoon, a Cabinet spokesperson said.
Prime Minister Kishida contacted the Cabinet Office at 9 a.m. on Aug. 21 saying he needed to take a PCR test because he had had a slight fever and cough since the previous night.
The 65-year-old prime minister was scheduled to return to work on Monday after spending the last week on vacation.
