Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 21: Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, tested positive for Covid-19, according to the government.
According to a statement by the Cabinet Office, Kishida (65) suffered a cough and a minor temperature on Saturday night and tested positive in a PCR test. He is currently dozing off in the official residence of the prime minister.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes Fumio Kishida speedy recovery from COVID-19.
“Wishing my friend Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a speedy recovery from COVID-19,” he tweeted.
Wishing my friend Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a speedy recovery from COVID-19. @JPN_PMO @kishida230
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2022
With 24,780 new instances of the coronavirus discovered in Tokyo alone on Sunday, coronavirus infections in the nation have stayed close to record high levels. Politicians and healthcare professionals are being forced to reevaluate whether any efforts are required to curb the outbreak as a result. The same problem affects nations all around the world since the emergence of more contagious omicron subvariants has increased infection rates despite a general drop in testing.
Even Nevertheless, the Japanese economy was boosted by the removal of pandemic restrictions on enterprises in late March. Both capital expenditure and consumer spending, which make up more than half of Japan’s economic output, drove the expansion. The relaxation of Covid regulations led to an increase in expenditure on apparel as well as at hotels and restaurants.
