A sumo tournament plans to go ahead this weekend even as one stable reports a COVID-19 outbreak.
A coronavirus outbreak at a sumo stable in Tokyo has infected 19 people, the governing body said Thursday, September 10, adding that a tournament will go ahead this week as planned.
The cases follow the death in May of a 28-year-old sumo after contracting coronavirus, the sport's first COVID-19 fatality. Of the confirmed cases, 12 have been hospitalized with minor symptoms, while 7 others with no symptoms are being isolated at the stable.Sumo cancelled its May basho over the coronavirus but from the July tournament, it allowed limited numbers of fans inside a Tokyo arena.
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