Professional baseball and soccer J-League "First, no audience is appropriate" Expert opinion April 23, 14:27
After the "Countermeasures Liaison Conference" was held in which professional baseball and soccer J.Leagues discussed countermeasures against the new coronavirus, it was appropriate to hold a match with no audience first after the emergency declaration was released by experts. An opinion was given.
The 6th Countermeasures Liaison Meeting was held in a web format, and representatives of 12 professional baseball teams and directors of the J.League heard opinions from three infectious disease experts on the current status of the spread of the new coronavirus. .
At the meeting, we agreed that it is difficult to hold a match without the government's declaration of emergency being lifted, and it is not possible to consider opening the season or restarting the official match at this time.
And at the interview after the meeting, Mitsuo Kaku, a specially appointed professor at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, said, "I think that it will be in the form of an unspectated person at first." I gave my opinion.
Commissioner Saito Atsushi of professional baseball said, "Even if there are no spectators, I still want to start."
In addition, the J-League Mitsuru Murai chairman indicated that he must consider the fact that he is an unseen audience in the future.
In addition to this, at the meeting, we received the opinion that athletes and team staff must thoroughly prevent infection and support mentally, and in the future, experts will use video to convey the points of infection prevention and answer questions from athletes. I decided to consider the mechanism to do.
Commissioner Saito "I want to start even with no audience"
Commissioner Saito said in an interview after the conference, "It is difficult to hold a match unless the declaration of emergency is lifted. At this point, we have not reached a situation where we can make a concrete decision, but it will start in some way. I want to find a way to see through. "
In addition, regarding the opinion that the opening with an unaided audience was appropriate, the expert said, "I would like to tell everyone at home about the situation of energetic professional sports on TV and the Internet. I don't change my mind. "
Murai Chairman "Insight Needed"
The J-League Mitsuru Murai chairman said at the measures liaison meeting that it was appropriate to hold the game with an unaided audience, saying, "Even if you say unaided people, it is necessary to fully consider the risk of movement of players. I understand that it is not an easy task. Until now, I have considered halving the number of spectators, but from this stage, it is necessary to have insights for holding with no spectators, and I would like to add it to the simulation. ".
Then, when asked if sports could be restarted before the new coronavirus was over, he said, "I also believe that sports can inspire the public and give them courage and hope. First, It's the health of the people, but I would like to keep an eye on everyone's opinions and prepare for the resumption. "