COVID-19 has spread to eight members of the Vancouver Canucks and one staff member, according to a report from TSNB次元官网网址檚 Darren Dreger.
On Friday, the sportscaster announced the B次元官网网址渢ough newsB次元官网网址� via Twitter: B次元官网网址淎 number of additional positive COVID-19 cases among the Canucks.B次元官网网址�
Tough news in Vancouver. A number of additional positive Covid19 cases among the Canucks. Multiple players and staff.
B次元官网网址� Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger)
To further clarify. At this point 8 players, total, and 1 staff member have tested positive.
B次元官网网址� Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger)
The rising case count is attributed to test results the team got back Thursday night, detecting five more infected players.
Defencemen Alex Edler and Quinn Hughes, forwards Zack MacEwan and Antoine Roussel, and goalie Braden Holtby were all added to the leagueB次元官网网址檚 list of unavailable players on Friday.
Head coach Travis Green announced Tuesday forward Adam Gaudette had tested positive for COVID-19. By Thursday, Green and defenceman Travis Hamonic were both entered into the leagueB次元官网网址檚 COVID protocol.
A player on the COVID-19 protocol list has not necessarily tested positive.
The leagueB次元官网网址檚 rules require players and staff to be tested daily and any time an individualB次元官网网址檚 initial test comes back positive, the lab does a second test on the initial sample.
If a second test is negative, a second sample is collected. If that second sample returns a positive result, it is considered to be a B次元官网网址渃onfirmed positive.B次元官网网址�
The league requires individuals who test positive to self isolate for 10 days, and for close contacts to self isolate for 14 days.
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The NHLB次元官网网址檚 North Division made the decision Thursday to postpone the next three Vancouver Canucks games B次元官网网址� against the Edmonton Oilers on April 3 and Winnipeg Jets on April 4 and 6.
The decision was made by the NHLB次元官网网址檚, NHLPAB次元官网网址檚 and clubB次元官网网址檚 medical groups.
The league has given no word on whether the team will resume their season on April 8 against the Calgary Flames, as scheduled.
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