Japan eases restrictions on participation in major events from November

Wow cool – The Japanese government plans to ease restrictions on the number of spectators at large-scale events. Not only for sporting events but also for music concerts.

The plan will be implemented from next week following the steady decline in COVID-19 cases in the country. Currently, the maximum number of spectators allowed at the event is limited to 10,000 or 50 percent of the venue capacity.

The government will lift the maximum limit of 10,000 spectators imposed on Tokyo and 26 prefectures on Monday, which were in a state of emergency or in a state of emergency until last month, the sources said. Kyodo News. The source also added that the policy will be finalized after discussion by the government subcommittee regarding the response to the coronavirus on Thursday (10/28).

The government should also consider ways to ease restrictions further. For example, authorizing the full capacity of a place under certain conditions and presenting it next month when compiling a COVID-19 response report.

The source further added that it is possible that when this policy begins to be implemented, viewers will later have to present proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.

Meanwhile, Japan has vaccinated more than 70 percent of its population so far, government data showed Tuesday (10/26). The achievement places the country among the top three countries in the Group of Seven after the initially slow launch of the vaccine.

Of Japan’s 125 million people, 70.1% have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the government. Among people aged 65 and over in Japan, 90.4% had been fully immunized as of Monday.

Meanwhile, only 60.8% of people in their 30s have received full vaccines. This is followed by 57.0% of people in their twenties and 47.7% of those aged 12 to 19. Japan’s current vaccination rate is almost equal to that of Italy, which is just behind Canada, where 72.65 percent of the total population had been vaccinated on October 16.

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(week / zodi)