Due to the large number of infected people, the work of the entire Japanese Judo Alliance has actually been paralyzed.
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, April 14 (Reporter Prince Jiang Yangguang) the All-Japan Judo Alliance revealed that by the 13th, 16 of the 39 full-time members of the alliance had been diagnosed with the coronavirus, 7 more cases than the previous day.
It was revealed that the infected persons were 12 men and 4 women, including Zhongli Zhuang, the executive director, but no athletes were infected. Due to the large number of infected people, the work of the entire Japanese Judo Alliance has actually been paralyzed.
Yamashita Taiyu, chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chairman of the All-Japan Judo Alliance, issued a statement apologizing for the infection in the alliance. He asked all personnel to strengthen protection, strive to reduce the spread of the virus in judo and the entire sports world.
He said: “Although we have taken preventive measures very early, it is a pity that the current result has been caused by the lack of operation…… We once again call on all judo officials, staff and registered athletes to take strict protective measures to avoid going out and try to prevent infection.”
The All-Japan Judo Alliance held a relevant meeting in the bureau on March 31 to discuss countermeasures. According to a source, some of the people attending the meeting may have been infected with the virus, because from April 1, some staff members had fever and other symptoms one after another. As of April 10, A total of 24 people had symptoms, 18 of whom had been tested for viruses.
The Alliance issued a statement saying that it was not sure about the route of infection and said it might be that the staff were “infected at work or after work”.
The All-Japan Judo League is also the second sports department hardest hit by the new Crown virus after the Seven Lucky Gods basketball club in Osaka, Japan. The number of infected people in the Seven Lucky Gods club in Osaka has increased to 13, eleven of the team’s 15 players were diagnosed.
Previously, several Japanese professional baseball players were diagnosed with infection, and the Japanese Sumo Association also found the first sumo wrestler infected with the virus last week.
One year after the Olympic games were postponed on March 24, the epidemic in Japan suddenly became serious. In order to cope with the continuous spread of the new coronavirus epidemic, prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in seven areas including Tokyo and Osaka on April 7.