NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball has announced that one professional baseball referee has been infected with the new coronavirus.
According to the NPB, the referee in his 50s served as a ball umpire and a base umpire in the three consecutive battles between China and Japan vs. Giants held at Vantelin Dome Nagoya from August 27th to 29th.
Then, on the 30th, a regular test conducted by NPB tested positive.
There were no symptoms at the time of the test, but after that, symptoms such as coughing have appeared.
Regarding the judgment of close contact, the health center in charge was waiting for contact, and NPB kept all the referees who participated in the same game in isolation, while the athletes suspected of close contact It means that it is judged not to be.