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Volleyball: Saitama's next 4 games canceled due to COVID protocols

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Five players of the Saitama Ageo Medics have tested positive for COVID-19. Photo courtesy of the Saitama Ageo Medics" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/01/25/20220125-saitama.jpg"/><figcaption>Five players of the Saitama Ageo Medics have tested positive for COVID-19. Photo courtesy of the Saitama Ageo Medics</figcaption></figure></div>The next four matches of the Saitama Ageo Medics in Japan&#x27;s V.League have been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the team.The V.League on Monday <a href="https://www.vleague.jp/topics/news_detail/22213">announced</a> that Saitama&#x27;s games against Himeji on January 29 and 30, as well as their games against the Toray Arrows on February 5 and 6 are now canceled.In a <a href="https://amg.or.jp/medics/news/2021_22/news20220124.php">statement</a>, the Ageo Medics revealed that a total of five players have returned positive COVID-19 test results.&quot;We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to the matches,&quot; said Saitama, which last played on January 16 -- a straight sets win against Kurobe.&quot;The Saitama Ageo Medics have been working on measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infections,&quot; the team added. &quot;But in the future, all players, staff, and related parties will take even more thorough measures.&quot;Jaja Santiago and the Ageo Medics have a 10-6 record so far in the 2021-22 season of the V.League, good for sixth in the standings.Before the cancellation of their next four games, Saitama&#x27;s matches against the NEC Red Rockets last weekend were also called off due to COVID-19 protocols.

The next four matches of the Saitama Ageo Medics in Japan's V.League have been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the team.