Smaller crowds where fans stand cheek to jowl to hear live music, are spreading the virus. FMTNews
TOKYO: A number of small music clubs in Japan’s western city of Osaka have emerged as a new transmission ground for the coronavirus, showing the difficulty of stemming the outbreak even as authorities have focused on stopping large gatherings.
Despite those steps, and the government’s urging telecommuting, there are signs that smaller crowds – including those at restaurants and tiny “live houses” where fans stand cheek to jowl to hear live music – are spreading the virus. Thirty-four cases were linked to one venue in particular – Soap opera classics Umeda – and another 18 to Live House Arc. About 100 people attended each performance at the clubs.
Infections have been found in people who had been to two other venues – LIVE HOUSE Rumio and americamura FANJ twice, said the local government. “Communities that are experiencing what we call community transmission need to shift to the stage of outbreak response called mitigation,” Leshem said, adding that meant “social distancing” as a means to prevent person-to-person infection.Already, there are signs that the virus is spreading beyond people who were in the clubs.
On its website, Live House Arc said it was cancelling all of its events for the remainder of the month.
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