Japan PM Kishida COVID positive: govt

Kishida, who returned from a week-long vacation, was due to resume work on Monday with an overseas trip scheduled for later in the week

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday. 

Kishida, who returned from a week-long vacation, was due to resume work on Monday with an overseas trip scheduled for later in the week.   

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Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins

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