Professional baseball/J.League review from experts regarding response review after infection confirmation

Professional baseball/J-league review of response after infection confirmation Expert opinion July 12 12:42

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Professional baseball and soccer J-League held a "Countermeasures Liaison Meeting" to discuss countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and experts were informed that the match was canceled due to the infection confirmation of multiple players on Soccer J1 on the 26th. Commented that they should review what to do when an infected person comes out and how to proceed with subsequent tests.

In the J.League, it was found that two players and one staff member were infected with the new coronavirus in the J1 Nagoya Grampus, but it was scheduled on the 26th because it could not identify the rich contact person in time. The Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus game has been cancelled.

Regarding this, at the countermeasures liaison meeting on the 27th, what to do if the list of concentrated contacts from infectious disease experts by the local public health center is not in time by the time the match is held, and after the infected person appears It was suggested that the team should consider how the PCR test should be performed in order to host the next match.

It was also pointed out that it is important to avoid eating as much as possible when traveling on the Shinkansen or bus to prevent the spread of infection within the team.

At the conference after the meeting, Prof. Hiroshige Mikamo of Aichi Medical University graduate school said, "I would like the J.League and professional baseball to take further steps to protect the sports culture, considering the improvement of this case. I was talking."

Chairman Mitsuru Murai of the J-League said, "I have received a problem from an expert, so I would like to organize it in the league." He said that he would review the response when an infected person appeared in the club.

In addition, following the government's postponement of the relaxation of event holding restrictions, Murai Chairman decided that the J.League will set the maximum number of spectators to 5000 until the end of August, in line with the government's policy, as in the case of professional baseball. I made it clear.