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Japan to test proof of vaccination in sporting events

 Part 1. Vocabulary

ease (easing)              

/ēz/ v

- make (something) happen more easily; facilitate

The protocols in the pandemic are easing because of the vaccines.

 

restriction

/rəˈstrikSH(ə)n/ n

- a limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one

The pandemic brought many restrictions in daily activities.

 

quasi-

/ˈkwāˌzī,ˈkwäzē/ prefix

- being partly or almost

The students will do a quasi-experiment as their project in science.

prefecture

/ˈprēˌfek(t)SHər/ n

- a district under the government of a prefect

There are many prefectures of the country that are in quarantine.

 

mitigation

/ˌmidəˈɡāSH(ə)n/ n

- act of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

Policies must be made for the mitigation of pollution.

 


Part 2. Comprehension Questions

What experiment will be conducted in Japan?

What sporting events will be involved in this experiment?

How many spectators will be allowed once the measure against the virus is lifted?

What will be done to increase the number of spectators in this experiment?

In general, what other situations will they conduct the experiment?

 

Part 3. Article Reading

Japan will conduct an experiment using proof of COVID-19 vaccination at professional baseball and soccer stadiums in preparation for easing capacity restrictions, a cabinet minister said Monday.

 

The experiment is expected to be conducted in October as Japan continues seeing a steady decline in newly reported coronavirus cases, according to top officials of Nippon Professional Baseball and soccer's J-League, who held a meeting with Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of the country's coronavirus response.

 

"We'd like to make further adjustments and conduct the experiment at an appropriate time," Nishimura said when holding discussions with NPB Secretary General Atsushi Ihara and J-League Chairman Mitsuru Murai.

 

Murai said the start of the experiment could be as early as Oct. 1, while Ihara said NPB wants to get started by the end of next month.

 

Currently, the maximum number of spectators allowed for professional baseball and soccer games is 5,000 in Tokyo and other areas subject to a COVID-19 state of emergency or a quasi-state of emergency.

 

Once those measures against the virus are lifted, the cap for major sporting events will be raised to 10,000.

 

The government plans to lift the latest emergency declaration covering Tokyo and 18 other prefectures at the end of September.

 

It is considering further raising the spectator cap if the situation allows by accepting proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative test certificate in the upcoming experiment.

 

"No one can predict how the infection situation will change, so I explained what kind of mitigation can be taken in accordance with the situation," Ihara said following the meeting with the minister.

 

In a related development, the government plans to carry out a series of tests starting in October at restaurants, live music venues and other places that typically attract large crowds in preparation for the relaxation of restrictions.

 

Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/ Kyodo News, Posted at Sep 27, 2021, 06:23 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

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