On the 28th, the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) decided to remove all the criminal punishment provisions included in the government 's bill regarding the amendment of the Infectious Diseases Control Law for the new coronavirus infection .
Prime Minister Suga met with US President Joe Biden on the phone before dawn on the 28th, and agreed to work closely together to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance.
Mayor Hirokazu Shirakawa of Iki City , Nagasaki Prefecture said on the 26th that when the infection of the new coronavirus spreads in the city , the mayor, deputy mayor, and education will take responsibility for the large number of infected people from the city staff.