Japan Olympic Committee deputy chief Kozo Tashima on Tuesday said he had contracted coronavirus.
“Today, my test result showed positive for the new coronavirus,” Tashima said in a statement, issued via Japan Football Association, which he also heads.
“I have a mild fever. Examinations showed a symptom of pneumonia, but I’m fine. I will concentrate on treatment following doctors’ advice,” he said.
He began feeling chills and experienced a mild fever from Sunday.
“I have chosen to face the illness as so many people are doing in Japan and around the world,” he said, adding that he hoped his decision would help eradicate the stigma attached to infection.