Japan to test anti-virus measures at near-full baseball stadium

Fans watch Nippon Professional Baseball Game between Yomiuri Giants and Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo dome in Tokyo, Japan October 15, 2020. Picture taken October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Jack Tarrant

TOKYO (Reuters) - Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around 80% capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID-19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics next year.

Professional sports stadiums in Japan have been limited to 50% capacity as part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, with the vast majority of games going ahead without issue.