The Japan Sumo Association has announced that it will conduct a PCR test for the new coronavirus of wrestlers ahead of the spring season, which will begin during the state of emergency.
The deadline for the declaration of emergency issued in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures will be extended by 2 weeks, and the first half of the spring place, which will be the first day at the Kokugikan in Tokyo on the 14th of this month, will be during the declaration period. I will.
Regarding this, Mr. Shibatayama, the director of the Japan Sumo Association's public relations department, said, "We are practicing silently in the room without going out, so even if the state of emergency is extended, it will not change." Has announced a policy of 5,000 people, which is about half the capacity of the venue, as originally planned.
Furthermore, it was revealed that before the spring place, PCR tests will be conducted on sumo wrestlers, masters, and members of the Sumo Association, such as gyoji, as before the first place in January.
The inspection of masters and wrestlers will be done on the 10th of this month, and the inspection of other members of the association will be done on the 7th.
The inspection before the first place revealed that five wrestlers were infected, and all the rooms to which the wrestlers belong were closed. However, regarding the case where an infected wrestler appears at this place, Shibatayama's public relations manager said, "What should I do?" I plan to deal with it while listening to the expert teacher. "