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Topic: Cal Says UK Would Shut Down For 14 Days If There’s A Positive Covid-19 Te
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catmandoo
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posted 12-09-2020 06:10 PM
John Calipari says he feels good about his players living in a bubble at Kentucky but that the program would shut down for 14 days as recommended by the NCAA if someone on his team tests positive for COVID-19.
“You’d have no choice. We don’t run this, the virus runs us,” Calipari said during a Zoom call Monday in response to my question on the subject.
If that happens during the season, it could mean postponing several games.
“After the 25th [of November when the season starts], I don’t know how this thing’s going to play out,” he said. “And I will tell you, if one of our guys is positive and is traced, we’re out 14 days.”
Calipari said the school already did contact tracing involving “some of our guys” and “none of them ended up having it.”
The NCAA recommends that all Tier-1 individuals, including players, quarantine for 14 days after a positive test. Already during the preseason, Marquette and Villanova have had to pause activities for 14 days due to positive tests.
Villanova coach Jay Wright said last week he believes it’s “50/50” whether his team will be able to play a full 25-game schedule due to the virus.
Calipari said he feels fine during the preseason because his players are in bubble on campus, but he’s not certain how things will go once the season starts Nov. 25. Kentucky opens the season with a four-team multi-team event at Rupp Arena before traveling for games against Kansas in Orlando and Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
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WildcatFanatic
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posted 12-09-2020 07:02 PM
So far so good I suppose.
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Old Norm
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posted 12-09-2020 07:20 PM
That article is 3 months old.
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m hamilton
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posted 12-09-2020 08:39 PM
Why would it have to be 14 days? The CDC has already backed those numbers down to between 7-10 days!
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Tiptree
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posted 12-09-2020 08:43 PM
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“You’d have no choice. We don’t run this, the virus runs us,” Calipari said during a Zoom call Monday
I guess I have to be the rebel here. The risk to healthy, athletic 18-21 year-olds rounds to zero. There is no need to worry about them. Staff and coaches, yes. They need to be protected. But these kids will suffer no more than they do from the flu if they catch COVID.
So, let the coaches stay home for 14 days, but put the kids on the bus and let 'em play.
Even Dr. Fauci, the hero of those who, as Cal said, let "the virus run us", insists that kids should stay in school:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-19-colleges-fauci-urges-schools-keep-students-campus-outbreaks-n1238997
For most of us who ARE at risk, the Big Three are all that are necessary:
1. Keep a good distance from others
2. Wear a mask
3. Wash hands for 20 seconds frequently
One other thing to enhance your chances -- even if you keep a good distance, limit your exposure to 15 minutes or less.
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