On the morning of the 9th, a male staff member in charge of equipment for the Myanmar national team, who is visiting Japan for the second qualifying round of the World Cup Asia in soccer, was found dead at a hotel in Osaka, where he was staying.
According to the Japan Football Association, there is no incident and it seems that he died of illness.
The person who died was a 29-year-old male staff member who is in charge of equipment for the Myanmar national team, and was found lying down in a hotel room in Osaka city where the team is staying after 9 am on the 9th.
It was confirmed that this staff member was having a conversation with other staff members until about 0:30 am on the 9th, but he did not show up for the new coronavirus test scheduled for the morning of the 9th, so he confirmed the room. By the way, he was dead.
The staff was all negative on tests for the new coronavirus up to the 8th.
The exact cause of death is unknown, but according to the Japan Football Association, it is not incidental and is considered to have died of illness.
Both Myanmar are scheduled to play against Kyrgyzstan on the 11th and Tajikistan on the 15th in Osaka City, and the team's activities will continue.