Last summer, as Major League Baseball reeled from coronavirus outbreaks and canceled games, its analog in South Korea became a poster child of how to successfully hold spectator sports in a pandemic. prepared to hold its All-Star Game, canceled last year, in front of a capacity crowd in Denver, the Korea Baseball Organization suspended its season on Monday after five players tested positive for the coronavirus. The news from South Korea is another sign of backsliding in the Asia Pacific region, where vaccination rates are relatively low, the Delta variant is surging and several countries are reimposing lockdowns. A year ago, American baseball fans and broadcasters looked to Asia, where the virus was largely under control, to fill a programming void. players and staff members were infected and its season delayed by nearly four months, K.B.O.

Source: New York Times July 13, 2021 08:59 UTC