Japan’s Princess Yoko Is Hospitalized With Pneumonia After Contracting COVID-19

Earlier this month, Japan’s Imperial House Agency announced that Princess Yoko had tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first case of the virus among Japan’s royal family. Amid a deadly sixth wave of infections in the country, the 38-year-old second cousin of Emperor Naruhito first complained of a sore throat on February 7, according to Asahi Shimbun. After she tested positive, she was admitted to a hospital inside the Imperial Palace. Two days later, the Imperial House announced that she had contracted pneumonia and had been transferred to the University of Tokyo Hospital. According to the Japan Times, the route… Read Full Article