COVID-19: Mannequins and cardboard cutouts replace baseball fans in Taiwan
Spectators were banned from attending games during the coronavirus pandemic
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Rakuten Monkeys unveiled robotic mannequins and cardboard cut-outs of fans dressed in home colours and caps at their stadium in northern Taoyuan county.
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Baseball is the most popular sport in Taiwan with some 240 games scheduled for the coming season.
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Cheerleaders take group photos with face masks on due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first professional baseball league game of the season at Taoyuan International baseball stadium in Taoyuan city, Taiwan.
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The games are being played to empty stadiums with fans being told to stay away.
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Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first professional baseball league game of the season at Taoyuan International baseball stadium.
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Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease
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Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
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Staff work on dummy to replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first of the professional baseball league game at Taoyuan International baseball stadium
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Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
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Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
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