Corona group infection at 4 schools participating in summer national high school baseball First match on the 8th day of the tournament

A total of 26 members and coaches from 10 schools were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus PCR test conducted before the tournament, targeting 49 representative schools participating in the summer national high school baseball.

The Takanoren = The Japan High School Baseball Federation and others decided that four of these schools were "group infections", and in consideration of the period until recovery, part of the schedule of the tournament was changed, and the first match was arranged on the eighth day. decided to take

At Takanoren and others, as a countermeasure against the new corona infection for the summer national high school baseball that will start at Koshien Stadium on the 6th of this month, members and coaches of 49 representative schools will be targeted before the tournament and after winning the first match. I'm going to do a PCR test a maximum of 2 times.

Pre-tournament tests were conducted from the 29th to the 1st of last month, and as a result of 1,641 people from 49 representative schools, a total of 26 members and instructors from 10 schools were confirmed to be infected.

Of these, Hamada High School in Shimane, Teikyo Daigo High School in Ehime, Arita Kogyo in Saga, and Kyushu Gakuin in Kumamoto, were judged to be "group infections" although Takanoren and others did not disclose the number of infected. On the 3rd, we decided to miss the combination lottery held in Osaka City and the opening ceremony on the 6th of this month.

On the other hand, in consideration of the recovery period for these four schools, it was decided to change some of the schedules of the tournament and take an unusual measure to set up the first match on the 8th day in order to give them time to prepare. I was.

Takanoren and others said, ``By devising in accordance with the guidelines set in advance, all 49 representative schools were able to participate without withdrawing. I would like to ask for your understanding and cooperation in the spirit of each other in a situation where it would not be strange to do so."