Tokyo Governor Koike taking break due to fatigue, reportedly in hospital

TOKYO:

Tokyo

Governor

Yuriko Koike

is taking a break from official duties this week and resting due to fatigue, a metropolitan government official said on Tuesday, confirming a report by public broadcaster NHK.


"A deputy governor will serve official duties on her behalf this week as Governor

Koike

needs a rest due to excess fatigue," a metropolitan government spokeswoman told Reuters.

Kyodo News

cited sources as saying that Koike had checked into a hospital in the city.

The announcement comes as preparations for the

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

ramp up amid public concerns about coronavirus infections.

Polls have shown most Japanese people remain wary about the possibility that the Games will spread infections, with 435 cases reported on Tuesday.