NHL COVID player testing updates- JUL 27th Update. No new cases recorded. Total still 45

[WATTAGE4451]

Wow people are totally ignorant about this pandemic.

There is no immunity. People can get the virus multiple times.

Scientists are finding that those who are "asymptomatic" are also getting brain fog. There is a chance that there may be long term mental effects.

Lol. Show me a credible source stating that.

And yeah, there is a thing called immunity. You can possibly get it again but the repirts of that actually happen have been retracted mostly and immunity never is a 100% thing anyway. Just cuz one would recatch it doesnt mean most will.

There are a lt of people making stupid statements like let everyone catch it that are totally ignorant, but this type of doomsday stuff not based on any science is just as ignorant

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I highly doubt the cup will be awarded this year despite all they say. Things are gonna get dirty again soon. Wave 2 probably harsher than wave 1. Just like the Spanish flu.

things will get dirty, but if these players can safely get to the "bubble" we will be fine.

We need to worry about playing the 2021 season tho.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Wow people are totally ignorant about this pandemic.

There is no immunity. People can get the virus multiple times.

Scientists are finding that those who are "asymptomatic" are also getting brain fog. There is a chance that there may be long term mental effects.

people getting it "twice" is not true.... (yet)

Yes there is a lot we don't know. Asymptomatic people may very well get long lasting mental effects, but we just don't know

 

[Jetsfan79]

Has anyone heard when or if they are rescheduling the local hub city press conferences? I believe they needrd to iron out "final details" with the feds. Anyone here anything?

 

[wintersej]

people getting it "twice" is not true.... (yet)

Yes there is a lot we don't know. Asymptomatic people may very well get long lasting mental effects, but we just don't know

No, it's unclear if people can get it twice or if the people that seem to be getting it twice never recovered. Saying people getting it twice is untrue with certainty is blatantly false.

COVID-19: Can you get infected with COVID twice, herd immunity

"My patient caught Covid-19 twice. So long to herd immunity hopes?"

 

[Three On Zero]

Has anyone heard when or if they are rescheduling the local hub city press conferences? I believe they needrd to iron out "final details" with the feds. Anyone here anything?

Cases rising in Alberta and the damage to the arena may have required them to delay a little longer. Also with the federal government not letting the blue jays play in Canada the NHL may have some protocols they need to iron out first

 

[ijuka]

No, it's unclear if people can get it twice or if the people that seem to be getting it twice never recovered. Saying people getting it twice is untrue with certainty is blatantly false.

COVID-19: Can you get infected with COVID twice, herd immunity

"My patient caught Covid-19 twice. So long to herd immunity hopes?"

Way back in March there were reports of people who had recovered from it, tested Negative, and then got it again.

Similarly, all the way back in February there were reports of people being able to transmit the disease without having any symptoms, through the air.

Somehow America's like quarter a year late to "discovering" this stuff, it's pretty ridiculous.

 

[JT Kreider]

Lol. Show me a credible source stating that.

And yeah, there is a thing called immunity. You can possibly get it again but the repirts of that actually happen have been retracted mostly and immunity never is a 100% thing anyway. Just cuz one would recatch it doesnt mean most will.

There are a lt of people making stupid statements like let everyone catch it that are totally ignorant, but this type of doomsday stuff not based on any science is just as ignorant

 

[Benstheman]

I can't stand that false debate anymore. It is filled with fake news arguments, conspirationnists mental health issues, frustration from citizens against governments, etc. Personally, i can't stand those conspirationnists, liberty seeking people, that decided to rise now because of a freaking mask.

But since nobody can't prove anybody wrong and that debate seems to be endless, the only way to act right now is to use the mask. In doubt, you better look like a sheep than contaminate a close friend or family members that can then die from it.

 

[tarheelhockey]

He was hospitalized for five days....

People are so willing to dismiss this, it's just incredible.

"Hardly anyone even dies!" misses the fact that we're talking about healthy young-ish adults ending up on ventilators so they don't die.

Imagine spending 5 days in the hospital with a life-threatening illness and someone brushing you off saying you had the "sniffles".

 

[joestevens29]

Cases rising in Alberta and the damage to the arena may have required them to delay a little longer. Also with the federal government not letting the blue jays play in Canada the NHL may have some protocols they need to iron out first

I think the Jays and MLB are just being dumb though. I don't think they have anything nearly as good as the NHL. Allowing guys to be flying all over the country for the whole season just isn't smart.

As for rising cases here. I really don't know that this is an issue. I mean just last week(thursday?) the government opened up a few more things. Yet there were increase in cases. Seems to me that the government thinks they have things under control and can control what could be coming their way in terms of other outbreaks.

I didn't read anything on the weekend, but I don't think the damage to Rogers is all that bad either. You couldn't even tell it was flooded according to Bob Stauffer at lunch on Friday. They had the mess cleaned and it sounds like a lot of the work to be done has to deal with the roof making sure another hail storm doesn't clog as easy.

 

[Deadly Dogma]

I am starting to wonder if the cases of people getting it twice are false positives in the initial case. It would be interesting to see the test results from the initial cases, but if its a case where a patient went in, took a test>popped positive, told to go home and come back in 2 weeks if no serious symptoms. 2 weeks later they go back and the test says negative so they are all better, or are they? I think these covid tests have false positives about .5% of the time.
Or since this pandemic is global that means that there are many different strains of covid. So you may be immune to 1 but not its genetic cousin.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I am starting to wonder if the cases of people getting it twice are false positives in the initial case. It would be interesting to see the test results from the initial cases, but if its a case where a patient went in, took a test>popped positive, told to go home and come back in 2 weeks if no serious symptoms. 2 weeks later they go back and the test says negative so they are all better, or are they? I think these covid tests have false positives about .5% of the time.
Or since this pandemic is global that means that there are many different strains of covid. So you may be immune to 1 but not its genetic cousin.

Given the number of tests, even the weirdest scenario is going to pop up occasionally. I’d want to see predictable data on re-infections before getting too worried about it.

 

[42]

Yes, we keep hearing people claim they have gotten it twice but these are not reputable sources. We need a scientific study of a large enough group that confirms it, not individual people saying it. It's possible tests were false positive so we need a large enough sample to eliminate noise. So far, I have not seen any such study, only anecdotal information.

 

[NHL Review]

People are so willing to dismiss this, it's just incredible.

"Hardly anyone even dies!" misses the fact that we're talking about healthy young-ish adults ending up on ventilators so they don't die.

Imagine spending 5 days in the hospital with a life-threatening illness and someone brushing you off saying you had the "sniffles".

Yup. And now hearing about Freddie Freeman (MLB) on how bad it effect him at only 30 years old. It does seem like the virus is very random on who it effects. Really don’t like the argument that since they’re athletes they’re going to be “fine”

 

[Advanced stats]

2 new cases on over 800 tests. That's incredible news. Great for the league and players.

NHL records two positive virus tests in first week of training camp - TSN.ca

Can't hate on that.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

2 new cases on over 800 tests. That's incredible news. Great for the league and players.

Thats fantastic. I hope people will discuss this as much as they discuss the negative.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Lol. Show me a credible source stating that.

And yeah, there is a thing called immunity. You can possibly get it again but the repirts of that actually happen have been retracted mostly and immunity never is a 100% thing anyway. Just cuz one would recatch it doesnt mean most will.

There are a lt of people making stupid statements like let everyone catch it that are totally ignorant, but this type of doomsday stuff not based on any science is just as ignorant

The fact that like 5 people on planet earth have gotten it twice should indicate that it is VERY difficult to get this thing more than once.

Also-Just 2 total positive tests from the NHL reported today of testing almost 900 people. That is fantastic news for the restart. It seems the boys are collectively taking this more seriously now.

 

[CupofOil]

Funny that this thread is crickets now that there's good COVID news. It's almost as if the "shut it down now" crowd is disappointed that the NHL season is going to likely continue. Sucks for them but good for hockey fans.

 

[mouser]

2 new cases on over 800 tests. That's incredible news. Great for the league and players.

To add onto that, while those two are "new cases" it's not guaranteed that they're also "new infections".

 

[cvrle1]

2 more players tested positive, and are in self isolation currently. Total up to 45

NHL records two positive virus tests in first week of training camp - TSN.ca

 

[AMDZen]

2 new cases on over 800 tests. That's incredible news. Great for the league and players.

Exactly, can't wait for the sky is falling crowd to spin this news into something negative

 

[Fixxer]

Thats fantastic. I hope people will discuss this as much as they discuss the negative.

We can share the positive because the media won't. lol

The bubble might be working out. I was concerned because often, there's a protocol, but there are so many exceptions allowed and free passes that it ends up being a wide opened thing but maybe it's working out. We might watch some hockey soon...

 

[Tobias Kahun]

The fact that like 5 people on planet earth have gotten it twice should indicate that it is VERY difficult to get this thing more than once.

Also-Just 2 total positive tests from the NHL reported today of testing almost 900 people. That is fantastic news for the restart. It seems the boys are collectively taking this more seriously now.

I don’t think you know what a fact is. How can you state only 5 people on earth have gotten it twice as a fact.

 

[Garbage Goal]

Funny that this thread is crickets now that there's good COVID news. It's almost as if the "shut it down now" crowd is disappointed that the NHL season is going to likely continue. Sucks for them but good for hockey fans.

Or we’ve just been discussing this for literal months with little to no news to discuss? And we still have to wait another month for any news for anything besides testing results? How long do you expect people to discuss the same nothing over and over? Only when it’s time to gloat?

Personally, the NHL could finish the season successfully (whatever one defines that as) and it’s not going to change my opinion that they should’ve canceled it. Either way we have literal months of waiting to know that after literal months. Thus far, 45 people have tested positive amongst only the players. Not two and not out of everyone in the bubble. Not even before games or the bubble has started and a handful of marginal players have opted out. I’d describe those results as lukewarm in whats the early runnings still.