US sports pro leagues change game plans as Omicron touches base
Major national leagues are postponing games as more players and officials test positive for COVID-19
Major national leagues are postponing games as more players
and officials test positive for COVID-19
Uncertainty hangs of pro leagues as dozens of games get
postponed
The that causes COVID-19 is having a field
day, threatening to hit professional sports out of the pitch.
The NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association have
announced the continuation of the regular season. But the league’s cross-border
games between the U.S. and Canada are going to be rescheduled.
The NHL said earlier it was"
increasing coronavirus safety measures after Omicron through at least Jan.
7, including more intense testing for theh vaccinated and unvaccinated players.
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The NFL said it would only test unvaccinated and symptomatic
players, The Associated Press reported. Vaccinated players would no longer be
tested weekly.
Higher degree of precision
"It's not about loosening our standards," Dr.
Allen Sills, the league's chief medical officer, told AP. "If anything,
we're just bringing a higher degree of precision in measuring ourselves against
a more precise ruler."
Sills asked players to report symptoms, get"
booster shots and limit exposure to the virus, according to NFL Network
reporter Mike Garafolo.
Despite the professional sports leagues’ reluctance to
advise the players to get vaccinated, a vast majority of players have gotten
the shot. The leagues also have rigorous testing regimes in place. Therefore, experts
say that the high number of infections the sports world is recording now is an
indication of what's in store for the population at large.
