The first Korean player confirmed corona during the season… Men’s volleyball stopped for 2 weeks
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Park Jin-woo of KB Insurance’s men’s professional volleyball player was found positive for Corona 19 last night.
The Korean Volleyball Federation has decided to stop the league for two weeks only for men’s games.
This is Park Ji-eun.
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What I was concerned about became a reality.
KB Insurance Center Park Jin-woo, who was tested for Corona 19 for high fever yesterday morning, was confirmed for corona last night.
Since Park Jin-woo played an active part in the OK Financial Group game on the 21st, not only the KB Insurance squad, but also the opposing team’s OK Financial Group, and the front desk, referees, competition members, and alliance staff who have contacted both teams are classified as contacts and will be tested for corona today. The expected.
In the current situation, it is difficult to proceed with the league, and the Volleyball Federation decided to suspend the men’s regular league for two weeks by holding an emergency meeting with each club over the phone last night.
It was confirmed that the women’s department had no close contact with Park Jin-woo.
However, it is a policy to decide whether to suspend the league according to the results of the Corona 19 test by the officials of the game, such as the referees and scorers who participated in the game on the 21st of which Park Jin-woo played.
It is not the first time that a corona 19 confirmed person came out in professional volleyball.
In July of last year, KB Insurance’s Keita was diagnosed with Corona 19, and Bruna of Heungkuk Life, who came as an alternative mercenary, was also tested positive for Corona.
However, both players were confirmed during the self-isolation period, so they did not contact the squad and did not affect the league.
In December, the men’s match relay staff was confirmed and some matches were canceled, but the league could resume without additional confirmed cases.
However, in this case, as the first player in the season is confirmed, many of the KB Insurance players are in close contact with Park Jin-woo and are concerned about further confirmation.
In the event of additional confirmed cases, the league may be terminated early for two consecutive seasons following the previous season.
This is Yonhap News TV Park Ji-eun.
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