Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a hospital on Monday for a medical check-up, a government source said, after a top official voiced concern the premier was suffering from fatigue because of his workload during the coronavirus pandemic, APA reports citing Kyodo News Agency.
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, plans to return home later on Monday after the examination at Tokyo’s Keio University Hospital, the source familiar with the situation said.
The reason for the check-up was not immediately clear. Kyodo News said it was a regular check-up, citing people near to the prime minister.
Abe gets a regular check-up twice a year, with his most recent on June 13, said Kyodo, adding that Monday’s visit was a follow-up to the June check-up, citing a hospital source.
Abe’s office did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
The news follows weekend comments by Akira Amari, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s tax panel, that Abe, 65, could be suffering from fatigue because of his continuous work over the response to the virus.
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