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“You need testing at a level sufficient to be confident that you’re going to be on top of anything which might happen.” The NHL plans to test all players for COVID-19 every day when games start happening.

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The first major North American professional sports league to announce a format for its potential return to competition also has a comprehensive COVID-19 testing strategy. There are screening protocols in place for voluntary workouts and training camp in the hands of individual teams. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly also said the NHL plans to test all players every day when games start happening.

“You need testing at a level sufficient to be confident that you’re going to be on top of anything which might happen,” NHL Players’ Association executive director Don Fehr said. “If that turns out to be daily, and that’s available, that’s OK. That would be good. If it turns out that that’s not quite what we need and we can get by with a little less, that’s OK.”

While players vary on their general concern about contracting the virus by resuming the season, many seem to be on board with frequent testing.

 

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And many people can’t get tested even if they have symptoms outrages

TEST THEM NOW!!!!!

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Using tests that are 15% error rate for false negatives, that’s not very accurate tests

Games won't resume.

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