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NCAA recommends testing within 72 hours of games

By The Associated Press
Posted 8:50AM on Saturday 18th July 2020 ( 4 years ago )

UNDATED — The NCAA’s latest guidance for playing college sports during the COVID-19 pandemic recommends testing players once a week within 72 hours of competition.

Is that enough for a team of about 100 athletes playing a contact sport to get through a season without major disruptions?

An epidemiologist says the 72-hour window still leaves lot of time for players to become infectious.

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