Limitation on the number of professional baseball spectators "Waiting for the conclusion of the government subcommittee" August 24, 18:14
NPB = Japan Baseball Organization has reiterated its intention to comply with the policy issued by the government subcommittee regarding the limit on the number of professional baseball spectators due to the new coronavirus.
Professional baseball has decided to keep the number of spectators up to 5000 until the end of this month, but some baseball teams such as giants, Hanshin, Seibu, etc. will keep the number of spectators at 5000 for the time being next month. Announced to sell.
A government subcommittee on the 24th is expected to exchange opinions on how long to maintain the maximum number of participants for this event, which is supposed to be 5000 people.
At the representative conference of 12 professional baseball teams held prior to this, the upper limit of the number of spectators did not rise to the agenda, but at the conference after the conference, NPB Director Atsushi Ihara "waits for the conclusion of the subcommittee When the government's policy comes out, each team will respond.”, and reiterated the idea of following the policy of the government subcommittee.
In addition, at the representative meeting, based on the case where a cluster occurred in Sagan Tosu of soccer J1, it was reconfirmed that a cluster could occur not only by droplet infection but also by contact infection, and refrain from talking when it is necessary to remove the mask. That is, the 12 teams confirmed that they will thoroughly implement infection control measures according to the guidelines.