Yokozuna Hakuho of the sumo wrestler responded to the interview for the first time since he was infected with the new coronavirus last month, and revealed that he had recovered and resumed training, saying, "I think I am now in good health." did.

Yokozuna Hakuho was confirmed to be infected on the 5th of last month, and was temporarily admitted to a medical institution after taking a break from the first place.



At the beginning of the infection, he had an abnormality in his sense of smell, but now he has recovered and has resumed sumo wrestling training from last week.



On the morning of the 22nd, in the Miyagino room in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, I trained to put a load on my legs using a rubber tube, and carefully squeezed and squeezed.



On the ring, he slammed against ten Enho Akira in the form of a witness, repeated the action of checking the stepping, etc., and also got excited during the collision training.



Hakuho responded to the press interview for the first time after the infection was confirmed after the training, and said, "I felt the most regrettable because I was in good shape." He said, "Now I can recover my physical condition safely." I think it is. "



Regarding participation in the joint training, he said, "I don't know yet, but I would like to practice with Sekitori if my feelings and body are engaged."



He also touched on March 11th, which is his birthday and 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, saying, "My child will be 10 years old. It's been 10 years since I've been supporting the children affected by the disaster in Tohoku." After talking about his thoughts on Tohoku, he said, "If you can get good results and show that Yokotsuna is still working hard, I will encourage you to do your best." I think there are people who can help me. It will have to be a special place, and I want to make it such a place. "

Explanation of the situation at the beginning of Hakuho infection

Yokozuna Hakuho explained the situation at the beginning of the infection last month in an interview with the press on the 22nd.



Hakuho had an olfactory abnormality on the 3rd of last month before the first place, so a PCR test revealed that he was positive on the 5th.



Regarding the situation at that time, "Because it was in front of the place, I was planning to practice more than 20th, but I could only do 10th and I was breathing. Enho talked about the smell of rice at the time of meal, but I also smelled it. I noticed something unusual because I didn't smell the rice. I was thinking of doing a strange training from the evening, but I canceled it and tested it. The test result did not come out immediately. Is it negative? I wonder if it's positive. I think I've recovered it safely now. "



He said that he was hospitalized at a medical institution for eight or nine days, saying, "I had the teachers wear protective clothing completely. It was a strange feeling, but I really got better." I said thank you to the medical staff.



Hakuho commented on his infection, saying, "I was honest, but there are people who are suffering. In my case, I only had to smell, but I don't know where. Various scary things, That's what it means for an accident to fly from the other side, "he said calmly.