Professional baseball and soccer J-League held a liaison meeting for countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and experts said that players and staff were infected with the new coronavirus one after another at Gamba Osaka in J1 without wearing a mask after the match. It was pointed out that it may have been caused by having a conversation in the locker room.
At Gamba Osaka in soccer J1, eight players and staff have been infected with the new coronavirus by the 10th of this month, and six official games have been canceled so far.
In response to this, at a meeting after the countermeasure liaison meeting on the 22nd, Professor Mitsuo Kaku of Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University talked in the locker room after the game without wearing a mask and installed it on a moving bus. It was clarified that the shared use of the toilets that were used may have contributed to the infection.
He also pointed out measures to be taken in the future, such as wearing masks and thorough ventilation in the locker room, and using the toilet in the parking area when traveling by bus.
On top of that, Professor Kaku said, "Gamba is also in a very solid position, but there was a blind spot. We will take this case firmly, share the risks, and continue to discuss the movement and review of the inspection system. I want to do it. "
In addition, J-League chairman Mitsuru Murai said, "I entered the locker room with a mask before the match, but there was a possibility that the mask was removed after the match. I said.