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Infection reports of athletes have been reported one after another, but is “normal driving” possible?

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Once again, the ball world is shaking due to the corona shock. The giant announced that his pitcher Shun Yamaguchi received a positive test for the new coronavirus on the 19th.

Yuki Yanagita outfielder and 3 other players belonging to Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Kotaro Kiyomiya infielder, Chiba Lotte Marines and Hisanori Yasuda infielder and 8 players and staff who were doing joint voluntary training in Ureno city, Saga prefecture A total of eight people, two of whom, were also infected with the new corona virus. In addition, three players including Nobuhiro Matsuda infielder of Softbank who was in the joint voluntary training in Kumamoto city, Toshiro Miyazaki infielder and Hiroki Minai catcher of Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Haruka Yamada infielder of Saitama Seibu Lions and one of the staff Seven were also positive. Both were announced by each team on the 17th.

I can’t be relieved that “because the severity rate is low”

It is still worrisome that the number of infected people has been increasing rapidly in the professional baseball world since the beginning of the year. As the variant strain of the new coronavirus, “Omicron strain”, which is rampant worldwide, is spreading at a tremendous speed in Japan, executives of NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) and 12 teams of the Sepa and Pa leagues are also feeling a sense of crisis. ing.

However, this is the third year of the corona season. For that reason, it is undeniable that the world has become accustomed to corona.

Regarding the fact that multiple outbreaks occurred in the professional baseball world before the spring camp, even on the Internet, “Because it is during the voluntary training period, it should be in time for the opening” “Fortunately it was unfortunate that it was not during the camp or the season” Most of the comments are positive and positive. Hopeless writing is rare.