Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tests positive for coronavirus amid the severe epidemicSLOTXOsituation in Japan Found more than 200,000 new cases per day
On August 21, 2022, Nikkei Asia cited a Reuters report that A close friend of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the prime minister had tested positive for COVID-19 and had to cancel his trip to Tunisia. to attend important meetings on African development
After suffering a cough and fever on Saturday, PCR was tested this morning. A Cabinet spokesman confirmed this afternoon that it was positive, with Prime Minister Kishida going to work from his residence from Monday. Join the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) online.
This is the eighth TICAD conference and the first since 2019, co-hosted by the United Nations, World Bank and the African Union Commission. focusing on discussion on measures to support community development and how to help cope with the COVID-19 outbreak in Africa
It can be said that this infection of Kishida It comes as Japan has seen an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in July and August. It now surpasses 250,000 daily for the third day in a row, which has a huge impact on Japan's economy. Especially considering that Japan's economy is the 3rd largest in the world.
Although the mortality rate is still low But the aftermath of the large number of infections affects Japan's economy more than other well-established countries. This can be seen from the Japanese economy expanding by 2.2% per year in 2Q22, a slower-than-expected recovery.
In addition, as a result of the increase in the number of people infected with COVID-19 This leads to uncertainty about whether purchasing power and the economy will recover or not.