"Do not send players to Japan" report "Working to disseminate information" Olympics Minister February 25 13:38

Hashimoto's Olympic and Paralympic Minister for the Olympics and Paralympics said that the spread of the new coronavirus has led to the spread of Japanese opponents not to send athletes in international soccer games held in Japan. He stated that he would try to disseminate information so that he could not.

Some overseas media have reported that South Africa will be a player in Japan due to the spread of the new coronavirus in the upcoming match between the Japan Olympic team and the South Africa national team of the Tokyo Olympics in football scheduled to be held next month in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture. Is not dispatched.

In a press conference, the Olympic and Paralympic Minister for Hashimoto revealed at a news conference that the Japan Football Association had been inquired by the South African side about the status of the infection in Japan and the impact on enhanced games.

He added, "It is also very important for the government to make sure that there is no problem, and at the same time to show that there is no problem with science. We will work closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare." , The idea of ​​trying to disseminate information.