Flurry of positive coronavirus tests in athletes hurts U.S. restart plans

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

SPORTS NEWS JUNE 19, 2020 / 8:27 PM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO

Flurry of positive coronavirus tests in athletes hurts U.S. restart plans

(Reuters) - Hopes that sport in the United States might soon return to business as usual suffered a blow on Friday as athletes from golf to hockey tested positive for the novel coronavirus, triggering a shutdown of some facilities.

The PGA Tour, which only restarted last week after a three-month COVID-19-forced hiatus, confirmed its first positive test, removing Nick Watney from second-round play at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Over a 24-hour period, Major League Soccer (MLS), National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) confirmed positive tests, and those sports pondered return-to-play scenarios. Leagues are doing extensive testing for coronavirus even among players not showing symptoms.

This followed leading U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday casting doubt on whether the NFL would get on the field this season.

The MLS and NBA were paying particularly close attention to Friday’s events as many of the positive tests occurred in Florida where both leagues have announced plans to restart their seasons at Orlando’s Walt Disney World.

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[Hock_Mir_Keyn_Chinek]

1. At some point, the narcissistic Sociopaths that run businesses and politics will have to

come to grips with the fact that no matter how they want things to work they want them to work, no matter how much they ignore the truth and make up fictional realities, no matter what tantrums they throw at folks telling them the truth...

This virus is going to do what its nature tells it to do, and that is infect all susceptible humans. Protective measures like masks can help us slow it down and control it. Making fun of folks who are trying to deal with things rationally will not help. Doing it your own way regardless of consequences will have consequences.

This is a war between the human race and this virus. Suddenly deciding to ignore it and walk off the battlefield in the middle of a battle will not have the desired outcome.

Just a thought.

[Auggie]

2. We knew restarting was impossible months ago. Just cancel EVERYTHING.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. College Football Too

10% of team at one school, 18% at another....
And those are just the 2 I read about.
I don't think 2020 is going to be a football year.