Hanshin activity suspension extended to about one week Extension of infection to acquaintances of players 22:27 on March 30
Hanshin, a professional baseball player, was suspended by the first day of next month after three players, including Shintaro Fujinami, were infected with the new coronavirus and the infection spread to acquaintances who were present at the dinner. Has been extended for another week.
After confirming that three players, including pitcher Fujinami, were infected with the new coronavirus on 26th of this month, Hanshin will give athletes and team officials including team members until the 1st of next month to prevent the spread of the infection. In principle, they were instructed to go out and stop their activities.
After an emergency board meeting was held at the baseball team's office on Tuesday, the head of the baseball team, Tanimoto, announced that it had decided to extend the period of suspension in response to media interviews.
Regarding the extension period, Tanimoto base team manager has set it as "an additional week."
`` I'm sorry for the cheerful athlete, but considering the whole team, I had to make this decision to prevent new infections, '' said Tanimoto's head of the health club. I said.
The history of the infection of the three Hanshin players is not yet known, but on the 14th of this month, at least 12 people including the three Hanshin players and those who are not related to the team are in their homes. It has also been revealed that three women in Osaka and Hyogo, who had gathered for a meal and participated in a dinner, as well as athletes' families were infected.