<p>Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a press conference as early as this week about his health after recent visits to a hospital stoked public concern, local media reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Abe on Monday visited a Tokyo hospital for the second time within days, saying he had received the results of an examination performed last week and undergone additional checks.</p>.<p>He told reporters after the visit that he wanted to speak again later about his medical tests.</p>.<p>Broadcaster TV Tokyo, citing a government source, said on Tuesday that the press conference could be held as early as this week to give an update on Abe's health, as well as additional Covid-19 measures.</p>.<p>Asked about the plans for a media conference during a regular press briefing on Tuesday, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga referred to Abe's comments on the previous day without elaborating further.</p>
<p>Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a press conference as early as this week about his health after recent visits to a hospital stoked public concern, local media reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Abe on Monday visited a Tokyo hospital for the second time within days, saying he had received the results of an examination performed last week and undergone additional checks.</p>.<p>He told reporters after the visit that he wanted to speak again later about his medical tests.</p>.<p>Broadcaster TV Tokyo, citing a government source, said on Tuesday that the press conference could be held as early as this week to give an update on Abe's health, as well as additional Covid-19 measures.</p>.<p>Asked about the plans for a media conference during a regular press briefing on Tuesday, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga referred to Abe's comments on the previous day without elaborating further.</p>