Professional Baseball Hanshin New Corona Infection Confirmation of 1 New Army Staff

Professional Baseball Hanshin New Corona Infection Confirmation of 1 New Army Staff September 29, 18:06

It was found that one staff member of one army was newly infected in Hanshin, a professional baseball team that has been infected with the new coronavirus.

Since there are no close contacts, the team will continue to work as planned.

According to Hanshin, a team staff member of the 1st Army complained of fever and throat discomfort on the morning of the 29th, and as a result of being tested for the new coronavirus at a hospital in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, it was judged positive on the 29th. Is also to be hospitalized.

The route of infection is unknown, as it is not a close contact such as a player whose infection was confirmed on the 25th of this month.

This staff member was accompanied by the Yakult game held at Jingu Stadium on the 27th, and then moved from Tokyo with the team on the 28th to participate in the pitcher practice held at the Koshien Stadium.

Since the 27th, there have been no athletes or staff members who have had a conversation with this staff member for 15 minutes or more within a distance of 1 meter without taking measures against infection such as masks, and the health center has determined that there are no close contacts.

For this reason, the team will continue its activities as planned, such as the China-Japan match held at Koshien Stadium on the night of the 29th.

In Hanshin, captain Kento Itohara and relief pitcher Yuta Iwasada have been infected one after another, and this month, eight people were confirmed to be infected within the team.