Taiwan will start allowing baseball fans back into stadiums this week as the government begins relaxing some controls implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister said on Wednesday.
Taiwan has been relatively successful at controlling the virus, with 439 cases to date and six deaths, with only 100 active infections, thanks to early prevention and detection efforts. The island has never gone into total lockdown, although the government has promoted social distancing and face masks.
Both the baseball and soccer seasons got under way in Taiwan last month, but without spectators, providing rare live action for fans at home at a time when the pandemic has shut down most professional sport around the globe.