Spike in Covid-19 cases disrupts football in Japan

Japanese football league's fans were left disappointed on Monday after the officials decided to not increase the capacity for fans at the stadiums. With the current rules in place, 50% of the stadium can be occupied by fans during the J League matches and this was all set to be raised further. But a major spike in Covid-19 cases has forced the authorities to postpone the plans till the end of August. Japan has over 25,000 positive cases and close to a thousand deaths due to the global pandemic.