Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States amid a pandemic at a heavily protected Capitol where a mob stormed the building two weeks earlier.

Twitter announced on Friday that it permanently suspended the account of President Trump after he incited a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results.

Governors in the capital region on Saturday urged the central government to declare another state of emergency following a record surge in COVID-19 cases. Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that the government needs to hear from experts before making a decision.