The Japan Football Association (JFA) announced on the 27th that one of the men’s Japan national teams participating in the East Asia E-1 Championship was found to have a positive reaction for the new coronavirus.
The athlete complained of poor physical condition on the night of the 26th, and was tested positive. He has already left the team and is undergoing medical treatment. Since they were taking thorough infection control measures in accordance with the guidelines, there were no close contacts in the team, and the tests conducted on that day confirmed that all of them were negative.
There are no other reports of poor physical condition, and it is said that there will be no impact on the scheduled match against South Korea (Toyota Su).
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