Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi was planning to visit Japan this weekend to meet with Prime Minister Kishida and others, but the visit was postponed due to confirmation of infection with the new coronavirus.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will visit Japan this weekend with several members to meet with Prime Minister Kishida and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda. I was planning to exchange opinions on the support of Ukraine.



However, Pelosi's office staff said on Twitter yesterday that he would postpone his visit to Asia, including Japan, after saying that Pelosi tested positive for the new coronavirus.



So far he has no symptoms, but he is going to be in quarantine based on the guidelines of the US CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



According to people familiar with the matter, Chairman Pelosi was considering a visit to Taiwan after visiting Japan, but it was postponed at the same time.