26 people in contact with 2 giants Test result "negative" To practice game on 5th June 16:59
The professional baseball giant who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus by two players was subjected to PCR test for 3 days for 26 teammates and staff who had conversations with the player for a certain period of time. Was announced as negative.
Therefore, the practice match with Yakult on the 5th will be held at Tokyo Dome as scheduled.
Regarding Hayato Sakamoto and Takuzo Oshiro who were confirmed to have been infected, Chairman Mitsuo Kaku of the expert team of the “Countermeasures Liaison Meeting” discussing the countermeasures against the new coronavirus, “The IgG antibody was confirmed by the antibody test. It seems that it has been quite a while since the two athletes recovered from the infection. It is estimated that the risk of infecting others is not high." As a result of having undergone a PCR test again, both were negative.
If the team continues to be negative, it will join the team as soon as possible.