Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took a PCR test 'after experiencing a mild temperature and a cough' from Saturday. Photo: David Mareuil / POOL/AFP/FileSource: AFPJapanese 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. Reports in local media including public broadcaster NHK said he may now attend the August 27-28 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) remotely. The 65-year-old Kishida, who took office in October, had his fourth vaccine shot earlier this month.

Source: Daily Nation August 21, 2022 22:55 UTC