<p>Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be absent from a series of New Year events to be held by Japanese business lobbies on Thursday, a company spokesperson said.</p>.<p>Toyoda had been due at events in Tokyo hosted by Japan's top trade organisations where business and political leaders including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be in attendance.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/toyota-to-make-byd-battery-powered-electric-car-in-china-1156410.html" target="_blank">Toyota to make BYD battery-powered electric car in China</a></strong></p>.<p>The spokesperson said Toyoda gets tested regularly for the coronavirus and declined to comment on his symptoms.</p>
<p>Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be absent from a series of New Year events to be held by Japanese business lobbies on Thursday, a company spokesperson said.</p>.<p>Toyoda had been due at events in Tokyo hosted by Japan's top trade organisations where business and political leaders including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be in attendance.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/toyota-to-make-byd-battery-powered-electric-car-in-china-1156410.html" target="_blank">Toyota to make BYD battery-powered electric car in China</a></strong></p>.<p>The spokesperson said Toyoda gets tested regularly for the coronavirus and declined to comment on his symptoms.</p>