Japanese Foreign Minister infected with Corona

June 1, 2022 12:43

Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering at home.

She added in a statement that no close contacts with him had been identified in the ministry.

A ministry official said Hayashi had earlier developed a mild fever but that his current symptoms were limited to a sore throat.

And Kyodo News Agency had reported earlier that Hayashi canceled his attendance of today’s parliament session following suffering a fever.

Source: agencies

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