COVID-19: No new positive cases since July 13, says NBA

New York, July 21 (IANS) The National Basketball Association (NBA) has said that no new positive COVID-19 cases have been uncovered in the latest rounds of testing."Of the 346 players tested for COVID-19 on the NBA campus since test results were last announced on July 13, zero have returned confirmed positive tests," NBA said."In the event that a player on the NBA campus returns a confirmed positive test in the future, he will be isolated until he is cleared for leaving isolation under the rules established by the NBA and the Players Association," it added.In a previous update, it had said two of the 322 players who had arrived at the campus since July 7 had tested positive.The 2019-20 NBA season is slated to resume on July 30 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida without spectators. From July 22-28, each participating team will play three inter-squad scrimmages in final preparation for the season restart. Meanwhile, NBA has also announced the restart rosters for the 22 teams.
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