Regarding the high school attached to Kyushu International University in Fukuoka, where multiple players were unwell during the summer national high school baseball, Takanoren = Japan High School Baseball Federation judged that it was a "mass infection" of the new coronavirus.
Kyushu International University was absent from the opening ceremony held at Koshien Stadium on the 6th of this month because several players became unwell before the tournament.
On the 11th, the 6th day of the tournament, while the first match against Meitoku Gijuku High School in Kochi was about to be held in the third match, Takanoren and others decided on the 9th that the Kyushu International University affiliated group was infected with the new corona based on the test results. Announced.
This is the sixth school that has been judged to have an outbreak at this tournament.
Takanoren and others have revised their infection control guidelines so that players do not lose the opportunity to play matches at Koshien Stadium. If we can confirm the negative, we have established a standard that we can replace the players and participate.
Kyushu International University will aim to participate in the first match on the 11th by replacing registered players among the 63 members.