A member of the House of Representatives has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and been admitted to a hospital, the lower house's secretariat said Friday, the first confirmed infection of a Japanese lawmaker.Shuichi Takatori, who belongs to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, developed a fever of more than 37 degrees on Friday morning, which has since subsided, and the results of an antigen test came back positive, according to his office.The 59-year-old had attended the lower house plenary session on Wednesday, where Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was elected, and afterward greeted…READ FULL ARTICLE
