The domestic tour of women's golf, which starts on the 4th in Okinawa Prefecture, was canceled on the 3rd because some people involved in the tournament were positive for the new coronavirus.
After that, it was found that there were no close contacts with the players and other related parties, and the tournament was scheduled to be held from the 4th.
108 players are scheduled to participate in the first tournament of the women's golf domestic tour that starts on the 4th in Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture, and before the tournament, the players' practice round will be held for 2 days until the 3rd. Was supposed to be done.
However, two people involved in the tournament were tested positive for the new coronavirus by the night of the 2nd, and the tournament secretariat canceled the practice round on the 3rd and disinfected the venue.
According to the tournament secretariat, one of the two was before being involved in the work at the tournament, but the other will set up temporary facilities at the venue twice until the 2nd before the positive test is given. It means that he was working.
After that, the public health center contacted the athletes and other related parties that there were no close contacts, so the tournament will be held from the 4th with up to 1000 spectators a day as planned. It was.
The convention secretariat said, "Originally, it was decided that we would not be able to enter the venue until the test results were obtained, but we were not able to share information due to inadequate communication. We would like to reflect on it and make use of it in the future."