Soccer J-League announced that it will use "J-Village" in Fukushima Prefecture as an isolation facility after foreign players who have not been able to come to Japan due to the influence of the new coronavirus have entered the country.
During the quarantine period, after preparing an environment where you can practice, you will perform PCR tests etc. on a regular basis to determine whether you can join the team.
The J-League held an online executive committee on the 22nd, and announced how to deal with foreign players who have not yet entered the country.
According to this, the J-League will rent out a part of J-Village, a soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture, isolate foreign players for 14 days, and manage them collectively during the period.
During the period of quarantine, four PCR tests will be performed, and if the first test is negative, J-Village will allow individual practice.
Then, we will consider the results of the subsequent PCR test and decide whether or not we can join the team.
Currently, about 40 athletes are targeted, so J-League chairman Mitsuru Murai said, "While the Olympics and Paralympics are on the horizon, it will set a precedent for safely welcoming foreign athletes. I think there is. "
In addition, for games to be held in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures in the metropolitan area where the state of emergency has been lifted, the maximum number of spectators will be 10,000 or less, with the number of spectators being 50% or less of the capacity of the stadium until next month. did.
The time of the event and the provision of alcohol will be decided by each local government.