Oldest member of Japan's royal family tests positive for coronavirus

The oldest member of the imperial family of Japan, 99-year-old Princess Yuriko, who was hospitalized the day before with a fever and cough, tested positive the coronavirus, the Department of the Imperial Court said in a statement.

Report informs, citing TASS, that the princess was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with a slight fever and cough. Test results on Wednesday showed that she had coronavirus. Doctors say she has mild symptoms.

Princess Yuriko is the aunt of former Emperor Akihito, who abdicated in 2019 in favor of his son Naruhito.

According to experts, Japan is going through the seventh wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The daily increase in infections on Wednesday exceeded 94,000 cases, which is twice as much as a week earlier.