Fans return to baseball stadium in South Korea amid COVID pandemic

SEOUL: South Korean baseball teams welcomed their fans into the stadium on Sunday, nearly three months after the start of the season. Three of the five stadia in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) opened on Sunday.

The Doosan Bears hosted the LG Twins at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul while the Kiwoom Heroes play the Lotte Giants at home at Gocheok Sky Dome, also in the capital. KT Wiz host NC Dinos at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, 45 km south of Seoul.

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun had said on Friday that they were looking to welcome back spectators into the stadium in limited capacity.

The government is looking to restore a bit of normalcy after the coronavirus pandemic hit the entire world hard and stopped all sporting activities across the globe.

South Korea's basketball and football leagues resumed in May, but fans had to be content with following the action from their homes. IANS

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