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It’s official! The National Football Leaguealso known as the NFL has decided “definitively” suspend its protocols against COVID-19. The league announced through a statement that they will no longer need the use of masks, daily COVID tests, hygiene controls, among others.
No more COVID-19?
The COVID-19affected the NFL as it did with the rest of the sports leagues around the world. Going even to the limit of thinking about suspend 2020 campaignplaying this one mostly behind closed doors, causing casualties due to infected players, just to mention a few repercussions.
However, almost two years later, the NFL and the NFLPA (NFL Players Association) have decided remove sanitary measures facing the low season and the 2022 campaign. Positioning it as the first league in the world to “eliminate” its measures against COVID-19 sharply.
“Based on the current positive trends and remembering the severity of Covid-19 (…), the NFL and the NFLPA has decided suspend all articles of the Covid-19 Protocol. We continue to prioritize the health and safety of players, coaches and staff, as we have done throughout the pandemic.” release.
However, it was also clarified that in the event that infectionsyes, a protocol to preserve health of the players. In case the United States Government (nationally) or some Condition decide to implement some kind of rule, the NFL
must implement
said regulation
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