Two games of Rakuten were canceled on the 2nd and 3rd due to a series of confirmations of new coronavirus infection at professional baseball Rakuten, but since no new infection has been confirmed after that, Rakuten on the 5th The match is expected to be held as scheduled.
The two games between Rakuten and Softbank, which were scheduled at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City on the 2nd and 3rd, were the first time this season that the new coronavirus was confirmed after Rakuten players were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. It was canceled due to the spread of infection.
On the 4th, the executive committee of 12 professional baseball teams was held, and it was reported that there was no confirmation of new infection.
After the meeting, NPB = Atsushi Ihara, the secretary general of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, said, "I've been doing PCR tests every day, and today's results haven't come out yet. Perhaps the infection has subsided, "he said, and said on the 5th that he would hold a match between Rakuten and Seibu scheduled at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City.
In addition, following the confirmation of multiple infections with the new coronavirus, it was revealed that an epidemiological survey will be conducted by experts to investigate the infection route.