The COVID -19 virus pandemic crossed borders with unexpected speed. The coronavirus born in China, expanded by Europe and its spread continued throughout the planet.
One of the preventive measures to prevent more deaths is isolation. In countries like Spain or Italy They published a decree that forces society to stay in their quarantined homes (in the last few hours they also announced it in Argentina).
In this context, since Philadelphia 76ers confirmed three members of their franchise are isolated because their studies related to the coronavirus yielded a positive result.
"Three members of the Philadelphia 76ers organization tested positive for coronavirus"The journalist announced Shams Charania in your account Twitter And then the entity that belongs to the NBA confirmed it with an official statement.
"Three people have received positive test results for COVID-19. Everyone else tested negative"The document that was published on social networks reported, adding that those involved"are in isolation and closely monitored by medical professionals" However, the statement did not clarify whether they are players, coaches, players or any member of the staff.
The NBA registers 6 teams that were affected by the global pandemic, as Utah Jazz has the cases of Rudy gobert Y Donovan Mitchell; Detroit Pistons confirmed the positive result of Christian wood; Brooklyn nets it has four protagonists with the COVID-19 virus (among them Kevin Durant); Denver Nuggets He assured that a member of his organization is also recovering in quarantine, as well as Boston. In the last hours it was added Philadelphia 76ers.
The Philadelphia 76ers along with expert doctors and the NBA received a recommendation that individuals from our organization, including players, coaches, and staff members, were diagnosed with COVID-19. The tests were conducted privately.
Three individuals tested positive for COVID-19. The rest of the exams were negative. We have reported this information to state and local authorities as required. According to the protocol, these individuals were isolated and will be closely monitored by professional doctors.
The health of our players, staff, fans and community is paramount to us and we continue to be guided by a team of medical experts so far.
We appreciate the support of the public and medical communities for the tireless efforts they are making during these difficult times. Like the support of fans and sponsors.