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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tests positive for Covid-19: Report

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday tested positive for Covid, local media reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo, after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara (Photo: Reuters)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

IANS Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday tested positive for Covid, local media reported.

The Japanese Prime Minister, who was having slight fever and cough since Saturday night, has tested positive for Covid, Kyodo news reported quoting his office as saying.

The 65-year-old leader is resting at his official residence.

--IANS

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First Published: Aug 21 2022 | 4:34 PM IST

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