Professional baseball Seibu announced that captain Sosuke Genda has been infected with the new coronavirus.
According to the team, Genda moved from his home to a dormitory in Hiroshima City on the 24th of this month for an interleague game with Hiroshima, and participated in the team's overall practice held at Mazda Stadium on the 25th and 26th. I did.
Since he had a fever of 37 degrees and 5 minutes on the morning of the 27th, he was removed from the bench in the match against Hiroshima on the night of the 27th, and a PCR test confirmed that he was infected with the new coronavirus.
There are no symptoms other than fever.
The public health center is proceeding with the identification of close contacts, but at the discretion of the team, a total of eight players and staff who had contact with Genda were removed from the bench, and the starting pitcher was changed to Dermody instead of Neil. I did.
No one complains of fever or other symptoms.
The team said, "We sincerely apologize for the concern to our fans and other related parties. We will take appropriate measures in cooperation with the health center in charge. We will continue to prevent infection of the team. We will work to prevent the spread of infection. "
Other team members are negative
Seibu said that a total of 65 people, including directors, coaches, players, and team staff, who were on an expedition to Hiroshima City, underwent a PCR test before the match after Genda's infection was found, and all of them were negative. ..
Seibu is planning to play three consecutive battles with Hanshin at the MetLife Dome, which is based in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, from the 28th, and 65 people will be subjected to PCR tests again at the baseball team facility before the game.
On the other hand, some athletes and staff will remain in Hiroshima as the health center is working to identify close contacts.