As a result of another PCR test at professional baseball Nippon-Ham, where 13 athletes and others were positively tested for the new coronavirus, all teams were confirmed to be negative, and the health center under their jurisdiction confirmed that the team's activities would resume. I did.
The 12 teams decided to resume the Nippon-Ham fight from the 7th at the extraordinary executive committee on the 6th.
At Nippon-Ham, 7 athletes, 3 coaches, and 3 staff members, a total of 13 people, were tested positive by the PCR test by the 4th, and the team's activities were suspended at the direction of the health center. Four games up to the 5th have been cancelled.
On the 6th, Nippon-Ham conducted a PCR test within the team again, and as a result, all but the 13 people were confirmed to be negative, and the health center under their jurisdiction confirmed that the team's activities would resume.
In response to this, the 12 professional baseball teams held an extraordinary executive committee on the 6th and decided to resume the Nippon Ham game from the 7th.
At the meeting, in response to the occurrence of a group of infected people = clusters within the team, it was confirmed that the guidelines for infection prevention, such as prohibition of eating out at the expedition destination, will be thoroughly enforced.
NPB = Atsushi Ihara, Executive Director of Nippon Professional Baseball, said, "We have confirmed that each and every one of us has no choice but to raise awareness of the infection prevention measures that have been taken so far against mutant viruses." I did.
On the other hand, in response to the possibility that the state of emergency, which was due on the 11th of this month, may be extended, the 12 teams will hold an executive committee again on the 8th to discuss the response.