Profile - Karl Fix

Experts game to explore COVID-19 in athletes

Out­door trans­mis­sion of COVID-19 among rugby play­ers ap­pears to be lower than ini­tially thought, ac­cord­ing to re­searchers study­ing the rate of in­fec­tion among ath­letes.

When the NBA suddenly suspended its season a year ago after one of its athletes tested positive for COVID-19, it was just the start of a series of shutdowns that affected more than just team sports. A year later, many professional sports leagues have resumed activity, bolstered by strict COVID protocols and a robust and expensive testing strategy that can't be matched by community leagues designed for fun and fitness, not profit.

Initially, there was concern about letting professional sports resume, given that the risk of virus transmission between athletes in match and practice situations is thought to be high. ...