Japan PM tests positive for Covid-19, symptoms mild

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 21, 2022 6:16 pm

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia.

Kishida took a PCR test 'after experiencing a mild temperature and a cough' from Saturday evening, an official from the Prime Minister's Office of Japan told AFP.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. AFP PHOTO

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