イベント制限、９月も継続へ　コロナ拡大で５０００人維持―政府

　政府は２０日、大規模イベントの参加人数を５０００人までに制限する措置について、９月も継続する方針を固めた。これまで８月末までとしていた。全国的に新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が続く中、イベント制限の緩和は時期尚早と判断した。政府関係者が明らかにした。
　プロスポーツやコンサートなどの大規模イベントの人数制限をめぐり、政府は当初、８月１日に５０００人の上限を撤廃する予定だった。しかし、東京都などで新規感染者数が増加したため、８月末まで延期していた。（2020/08/20-17:06）

The Japanese government plans to maintain the current restriction of event participants at 5,000 or fewer per event in September, given the ongoing spread of COVID-19 infections across the country, government sources said Thursday.
   The government initially planned to scrap the event restriction at the beginning of this month, but has put off its removal to the end of the month, following a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo.
   The government now finds it necessary to postpone the lifting of the restriction again, as infections are continuing to spread mainly in urban areas, according to the sources.
   The government is looking primarily at a three-week postponement from the end of August, while some within the government are calling for a delay until the end of September, they said.
   The government is slated to formally decide to maintain the event restriction at a related expert panel meeting next Monday.