Taiwan’s pro baseball league to allow 250 fans per game: CECC

Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/03/2020
By: Chang Ming-hsuan, Hsieh Ching-wen and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, May 3 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday that it expects to soon allow a maximum of 250 fans attend local professional baseball games, which are currently played behind closed-doors due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

According to CECC Deputy Commander Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥), the local Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) has proposed allowing a maximum 500 people attend each game, a proposal the CECC is expected to approve as part of measures to gradually loosen restrictions, as Taiwan's efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been relatively successful so far.

Deducting players, coaches, cheerleaders of both teams as well as CPBL staffers, referees and broadcasting crew, who are already allowed to attend, a maximum 250 fans will soon be allowed to buy tickets to watch CPBL games, according to Chen.

The maximum attendance cap may soon be expanded if the country continues its success in containing the virus, he added.    [FULL  STORY]