A liaison conference on measures against the new coronavirus was held by professional baseball and soccer J League, and as a result of genome analysis of the outbreak in J1 Gamba Osaka last month, experts said that the infection may have spread in the locker room. The importance of wearing a mask was pointed out again.
At Gamba Osaka in soccer J1, eight players and staff were infected with the new coronavirus by the 10th of last month, and six official games were canceled.
At the countermeasures liaison meeting on the 5th, the results of the investigation of the infection route using genome analysis were reported, and it was found that there is a high possibility that the infection spread in the locker room.
At a press conference after the meeting, Mitsuo Kaku, a specially appointed professor at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, said, "It is necessary to reexamine the locker room environment, such as whether ventilation is sufficient and the distance between athletes. The number is increasing, so we have to take thorough measures. "
On that basis, he reiterated that he should refrain from talking as much as possible in situations where people are in close contact with each other, and wear a mask thoroughly when talking.
In the future, we will investigate the infection route using genome analysis in the same way for professional baseball Yakults and giants who have confirmed multiple positives.