J. League referees match without PCR inspection New Corona July 1 21:27
During the official J-League soccer match that was resumed last week, it was discovered that all referees were facing the match without undergoing the PCR test for the new coronavirus.
The J.League has created guidelines that summarize infection prevention measures for the resumption of the official game, and the referees as well as the players and team staff are subject to PCR testing once every two weeks until the end of the December season.
The first test result was announced on the 24th of last month, and all 3070 cases were negative, but no referee was tested, and 20 games of J2 and J3 were held on the 27th and 28th of the last month. I knew that I was facing.
According to the J League, many of the referees had other jobs, so they were not ready to collect samples all at once.
We plan to collect samples after the match at each venue on the 4th day of the next match, including J1 which will be restarted, but this time we will face the test again without being examined. is.
The J-League commented, "The referees are managing their physical condition in the same way as the players, and they participate in the game. We have been advised by experts that they do not have close contact with them."
The guidelines stipulate that players and team staff must be judged as “negative” in the test registration, but the referees are not specified.