On the 1st, a player from the Doosan Bears' first team in professional baseball showed symptoms of pneumonia, leading to the full cancellation of the club's training scheduled for that afternoon. Club officials are gathered at the training site, Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, discussing the situation. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 1st, a player from the Doosan Bears' first team in professional baseball showed symptoms of pneumonia, leading to the full cancellation of the club's training scheduled for that afternoon. Club officials are gathered at the training site, Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, discussing the situation. Photo by Yonhap News

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] A Doosan Bears first-team player who showed pneumonia symptoms and underwent testing for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has tested negative.


On the 2nd, the Doosan Bears organization announced, "The player who showed pneumonia symptoms tested negative for COVID-19."


Furthermore, Doosan stated that they will resume the training sessions canceled earlier starting from the 4th, following the COVID-19 response manual provided by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Secretariat.



Previously, Doosan said, "One player felt discomfort in his side and underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) this morning, during which pneumonia was detected. Although he currently has no symptoms such as fever, cough, or sputum, he was tested for COVID-19 at a screening clinic."


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