Japan to keep event attendance cap until Feb. amid COVID-19 surge

Japan is set to maintain restrictions on attendance at events such as professional sports games until the end of February as the head of the government's coronavirus response on Thursday warned of a worrying rise in infections.Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of economic revitalization, said he felt a "sense of crisis" over the possibility of an "explosive spread" of COVID-19 across the country.Japan currently limits large crowds to 50 percent of a venue's capacity. The plan to extend the cap beyond its Nov. 30 deadline was approved at a pandemic response meeting on Thursday.The dail…READ FULL ARTICLE