Event restrictions relaxed Visit to preventive measures at Tokyo Dome Nishimura Minister of Economic Revitalization September 21, 21:49
Following the relaxation of restrictions on holding events to combat the new coronavirus, Minister of Economic Revitalization Nishimura visited Tokyo Dome on the night of the 21st to see measures to prevent infection in professional baseball.
Regarding the holding of events, the upper limit for professional baseball, which has a capacity of more than 10,000, has been lifted from the 19th of the first day of the four consecutive holidays to 5,000, and the capacity has been relaxed to half of the capacity of each stadium.
From the night of the 21st, Minister Nishimura visited Tokyo Dome, which accepts 19,000 spectators, which is about 40% of the capacity, and asked giants Tatsunori Hara and Tomoyuki Sugano for their understanding of infection control. ..
Director Hara said, "Because it is a professional baseball game with fans, I hope you will enjoy it while being careful."
Minister Nishimura also observed how the audience wrote down their seat numbers and contact information on paper at the entrance, and cheered at the stands without making a loud voice.
After that, Minister Nishimura said, "I felt that I was creating a new form of support by applauding and raising towels in response to calls from the team and the organizers. To achieve both infection control and economic and social activities. I want to think about what I can do further. "