The government’s plan to further relax attendance limits for sporting and other major events is being rethought, economy and pandemic minister Yasutoshi Nishimura says.
“We need to think about this carefully,” the minister in charge of coronavirus measures said at a Saturday news conference, referring to the plan to lower the restrictions another notch next month.
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