Japan:”JAPAN TO ALLOW MASS GATHERINGS FROM MID-JULY”

Japan has announced the third and final phase of its reopening plan, which will allow gradual mass gatherings at events beginning in July. As plans are laid out, the government has shared that initially, concerts and shows will be allowed to take place with a maximum capacity of 100 attendees indoors and 200 attendees outdoors. However that number is expected to increase to 1,000 by June 19 given there are no substantial spikes in cases. If Japan continues to see progression and consistency in flattening the curve, capacity limitations will be completely lifted by August 2020 with just the two-meter social distancing measure at outdoor events remaining.