Yoko Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Japan's Imperial Household Agency said on Wednesday that 38-year-old Princess Yoko who has tested positive for Covid-19 is suffering from pneumonia.
Princess Yoko, the first member of the imperial family to test positive for the novel coronavirus, was taken to the University of Tokyo Hospital from a hospital within the Imperial Palace's grounds, according to the agency.
Princess Yoko complained of a sore throat and tested positive for the virus on Tuesday, the agency said.
She is the younger daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of former Emperor Akihito.
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