I posted this in the COVID forum, but I know not everyone goes there, so I think a thread belongs here too...
The protocols for testing/positive results are simply too long to summarize, very extensive in detail. If someone else feels they can summarize, feel free.
Among the highlights of the document, a copy of which was obtained by The Athletic, is that a wide group of people, including players, coaches, arena staff, hotel housekeepers and bartenders and many, many others, will be tested for the coronavirus every day. With 24 teams set to begin play-in rounds and round-robin games, it’s possible the initial stage of the return to play will exceed 2,000 tests a day.
Players’ families will be allowed to enter the tightly controlled secure zone for the conference finals and the Stanley Cup Final.
Extensive details on the breakdown of groups involved, but here's a very notable one...Traveling party
• The names of those on the 52-person traveling parties (51 if a team cannot provide a physician) must be submitted to the NHL by each team no later than July 13.
• The traveling party must include at least the following personnel: A roster of no more than 31 players, three coaches, two athletic trainers, one team physician (if available), one equipment manager, one massage therapist, one team psychiatrist/chiropractor, one content/social media creator, one security official and one representative to serve as the compliance officer. (The compliance officer is required to certify daily his or her team’s compliance with Phase 4 protocol: that PCR testing, symptom screening and temperature checks have been administered, that all members of the traveling party remain in the secure zone and that all members wear face coverings in all required situations. The compliance officer must be a senior member of the traveling party with compliance experience and must certify, in writing, by 10 a.m. local time each day, to the NHL’s facility hygiene officer that all members were in compliance in all aspects.)
Group 4 will be those with very limited or short-duration exposure to groups 1, 2, and 3 and includes: Arena food and beverage workers, the PA announcer and game presentation staffers, hotel housekeeping, kitchen and prep staff and the transportation staff.
Group 4 will be housed in a separate hotel or at home and will require daily testing as well as daily temperature checks.
The protocols for testing/positive results are simply too long to summarize, very extensive in detail. If someone else feels they can summarize, feel free.
MANY, MANY MANY more details! Just can't clip enough of the article to get it all.Leaving/returning to the secure zone
It’s expected that all participants staying at a secure-zone hotel will remain on site at all times throughout Phase 4. Participants can leave if:
• They are receiving medical assessment or care or retrieving necessary medical supplies such as prescriptions, though permission is needed;
• They need to consult with or be examined by a doctor of their choice, or if a player must be seen by a doctor at an outside location;
• There are extenuating circumstances, like the birth of a child, a family illness or a death or an important family event.
If somebody leaves Phase 4 in accordance with those reasons, upon reentry, he or she will be required to return at least four consecutive negative PCR test results over a four-day period and will be required to quarantine in his or her hotel room until such testing requirements have been fulfilled. In certain circumstances, at the discretion of the NHL event medical director, an individual returning may also be subject to a regimen of nasopharyngeal testing, a period of quarantine of up to 14 days based on the individual’s activities outside Phase 4, including the nature and frequency of his potential exposure to infected persons, and an assessment of whether the individual himself poses a risk of infecting others. In cases where the individual stayed for a sustained period of time in a high-risk environment and who poses a substantial risk of infecting others, the NHL event medical director may determine that the person’s access to the secure zone will be removed and/or his or her involvement with any aspect of Phase 4 will be terminated.
