TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese men's soccer team arrived in Tokyo at a time when the epidemic in Japan was worsening.
On January 22, the number of new confirmed covid-19 cases in Tokyo exceeded 10,000 for the first time, reaching 11,227. In recent days, nearly 10,000 new diagnoses have been confirmed in Tokyo every day, and it is in the midst of "key measures such as preventing spread" equivalent to a quasi-emergency state. Under such a severe situation, it is not surprising that a staff member of the national football station hotel tested positive for the new crown on the 24th.
As soon as the news was released, it caused fans and the media to worry about the safety of the team in Japan.
The reporter found that except for after the training on the 24th, the team stopped at the training ground for a while to wait for the hotel to complete the elimination, everything in the team was as usual.
On January 25, the Chinese men's football team was in training. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Shiyao
As the Announcement of the Japan Football Association said: "We confirm that the staff, players and other relevant personnel of the Chinese national team are not close contacts of this staff member." There has been no change in china's preparations for the match on January 27. ”
This "no change" is due to the strict "bubble" management model. Compared with the previous multi-country competition in the Middle East, the Chinese team does not have the conditions to charter a hotel in Tokyo. To achieve "bubble" management in hotels mixed with other people, every detail must be sorted out.
During their time in Japan, the Chinese team stayed on a closed floor, using a dedicated access channel, and the hotel provided necessary services based on the principle of "zero contact". The hotel staff does not clean the room during the stay. After the killing and preparations have been completed and the hotel staff has left, the team can go to the dedicated restaurant to eat. The same is true for gym use during fixed hours. There are supply stations on each floor, and daily necessities renewal, waste recycling, and laundry bag pick-up and unloading are all realized through supply stations.
On January 25, the supply station between the floors of the Chinese team. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Shiyao
Elevators cannot be used 24 hours a day. The team proposes an elevator use plan to the hotel every day, uses the elevator at a fixed time, and each use is operated by the hotel staff (the antigen test result is negative on the day) wearing a full set of protective equipment to avoid the team personnel directly touching the elevator button. Every time a reporter subconsciously wants to press the elevator, there will be a staff reminder. 、
On January 25, the slogan of the elevator room and the staff responsible for operating the elevator were issued. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Shiyao
To prevent people, we must also guard against objects. After the reporter's colleagues in Japan sent the calling card to the front desk, a small telephone card also had to be killed several times before it could be sent into the "bubble".
Everyone in the Chinese team has to undergo nucleic acid testing every day, and the result is negative before they can go out of the room. Nucleic acid testing is also "zero contact", and the detection method is slightly different from the "spitting style" that attracted much attention at the Tokyo Olympic Games: after thirty seconds of self-mouthing cotton swabs, the cotton swab can be placed in the test tube. In addition, according to the requirements of the Japan Football Association, the hotel has arranged the restaurant as a classroom desk, and there is a distance requirement between the tables, and everyone eats at one table.
On January 25, "oral" nucleic acid test tubes were tested. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Shiyao
In fact, under such strict epidemic prevention measures, it is difficult for any hotel staff to become a close contact of the team, and naturally there is no need to be too nervous. The reporter followed the team all the way to the top 12, which is far from the first time, and every time it has been dealt with in a timely manner.
For the Chinese team, which has competed abroad for the entire Round of 12, the risk of infection is like the sword of Damocles hanging high above their heads. Once the team is stranded overseas due to the epidemic, it will have an immeasurable impact on the entire Chinese football. But after all, no one can guarantee absolute safety, and the Japanese side is expected to have 25,000 spectators in the match with the Japanese team on the 27th. Not long ago, Some Japanese fans went to the stadium to watch the Emperor's Cup football match with a fever and were diagnosed, which has become an important source of the spread of the new crown virus.
Under the long-standing dangerous wall, for everyone in the Chinese team, this is the responsibility and the mission requirement. However, the implementation of a strict epidemic prevention system will inevitably lead to sacrifice and sacrifice. At such a time, a little more understanding is a little more unity. A little more unity is also a glimmer of hope.
(Xinhua News Agency)