Professional baseball Yanagita, Kiyomiya, and other voluntary training players and eight staff members confirmed infection

Professional baseball Softbank and others announced that it was confirmed that 6 players including Yuki Yanagita, who had been training independently in Saga Prefecture, and 2 staff members, a total of 8 people, were infected with the new coronavirus.

According to the announcement of each team such as Softbank, the infection was confirmed by

▽ Yanagida of Softbank

▽ Yusuke Masago

▽ Kenta Tanigawara

and

▽ Kotaro Kiyomiya of Nippon-Ham ▽ Hisanori

Yasuda of Lotte

▽ Daisuke Togawa of Seibu There are a total of 8 players

,

6 players and 2 staff members.

Yanagita and others had been training independently in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, but according to Softbank, some athletes complained of fever and other symptoms on the 15th.

In response to this, a total of 12 athletes and staff members who participated in the voluntary training on the 16th underwent a PCR test, and all 6 athletes and 2 staff members were confirmed to be infected.

According to Softbank, the eight infected people have been treated at designated medical facilities or at home, and currently none of them have symptoms such as fever.