Yoshikazu Nonomura, chairman of the soccer J-League, has revealed that from the 13th of next month, it will be left to individual judgment regarding the wearing of masks when the audience cheers aloud.
Last season, the J.League restricted the areas where spectators could cheer aloud to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, but this season, for the first time in about three years, all seats will be able to cheer loudly. I was.
Currently, when cheering, it is required to wear a mask unless the distance between people around you is 2 meters or more.
Regarding this, Chairman Yoshikazu Nonomura has revealed that, based on the government's policy, it will be left to the individual's discretion to wear a mask when cheering from the 13th of next month.
With this, J League games will be able to support aloud without wearing a mask at the discretion of the individual.
In addition, on May 8, when the position of the new corona under the Infectious Diseases Law will shift to the same "5 category" as seasonal influenza, etc., we would like to abolish all the guidelines established as measures against the new corona.
Chairman Nonomura said, "We will continue to play football in the original state. I think that various things will happen on the field, but it would be good if the club and the league work together to solve them."