Japan: Baseball game postponed after Covid-19 case; Okinawa in state of emergency

People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus visit Togoshi Ginza shopping street in Tokyo on August 1, 2020. - AFP

TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua): A baseball game in Japan's professional league has been postponed after a player from Pacific League club SoftBank Hawks tested positive for Covid-19 (coronavirus).

Japan's Kyodo news agency said that Hawks' game on Sunday (Aug 2) against the Seibu Lions will not take place as veteran outfielder Yuya Hasegawa has been confirmed to get infected the novel coronavirus.