8 boxing gym professionals in Tokyo have been infected with the new corona 19:27 on September 1

JBC = Japan Boxing Commission, a general organization of professional boxing, announced that eight people including professional athletes were infected with the new coronavirus at a gym in Tokyo.

According to JBC, the number of infected persons was found to be 8 in total, including 5 male professional athletes in their 20s and 30s and 3 trainers in their 30s and 70s, all belonging to the same gym in Tokyo.



In this gym, a trainer in her 70s complained of malaise, and after performing a PCR test on August 25, other athletes and trainers were also tested, and by the 31st, it was judged as "positive".



Of these, 2 trainers in their 30s and 70s were hospitalized, and the other 6 are waiting at home, but none of them have symptoms such as fever at this time.



"I heard that the gym was carefully taking measures to prevent infection, but the fact that 8 people were infected made me realize how difficult it was to prevent the infection. I want to pay attention."