Professional baseball Raising the maximum number of spectators from next month “According to government policy” July 21, 19:23
If there is a policy change at the governmental subcommittee of the new coronavirus held on the 22nd, the NPB = Japan Baseball Organization, which controls professional baseball, will raise the upper limit of the number of spectators scheduled from 1st of next month if it changes I once again showed the idea to follow.
According to the government's policy for professional baseball, it was planned to raise the upper limit of the number of spectators to half the capacity of the stadium from the next month, but as the new coronavirus infection spreads again, the Minister for Economic Recovery of Nishimura It shows the idea of soliciting opinions from experts at a government subcommittee meeting held on the 22nd on the relaxation of the event holding restrictions.
According to NPB, an infectious disease expert who is a member of the Measures Liaison Meeting with the J League said, "The current situation of the spread of infection is expected to continue for a while. It is said that the easing of the number of spectators in "is severe."
In response to this situation, Atsushi Ihara, Executive Director of NPB, said, "There is a possibility that the government's policy may change." If we forgot to raise the cap, we reiterated our intention to comply.
Based on the subcommittee of the government, a temporary executive committee will be held online on the 23rd, and 12 teams will confirm the government's policy.