NCAA health guidelines suggest testing basketball players three times per week for coronavirus

[Carnac]

Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Sept 25, 2020

The NCAA released health and safety guidelines for the college basketball season, including a suggestion to test players, coaches and officials three times per week during the season. The guidelines were created by the NCAA Sport Science in partnership with the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, and supported by the NCAA Board of Governors.

NCAA suggests COVID-19 test 3 times per week

The NCAA released health and safety guidelines for the college basketball season, including a suggestion to test players, coaches and officials three times per week during the season.

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[JellyBean]

Holy crap!! Will these programs have the funds available to pay for these tests, especially the non-conference teams?

 

[Glenn]

If they use the "NBA" saliva tests, it is very economical.

“Widespread testing is critical for our control efforts,” said Nathan Grubaugh, an assistant professor at the Yale School of Public health. “We simplified the test so that it only costs a couple of dollars for reagents, and we expect that labs will only charge about $10 per sample.”

Testing can be cheap, and it is very effective way of controlling the spread of the virus.