How to play live pro sports in a pandemic? Taiwan, South Korea offer lessons


Around the world, sporting leagues have had to cancel or postpone their games as a response to COVID-19, but in select countries, they’re showing the world how to – safely – resume games. Taiwan’s basketball and baseball leagues and South Korea’s baseball and soccer leagues have started playing again. They’ve put into place measures like banning all fans from in-person viewing and taking regular temperature checks for players and coaches. While being careful, the physical nature of sports still presents challenges.

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