25 of the Vancouver Canucks test postive for Covid-19

[stillglows]

As of today, 25 individuals have tested positive and the source infection is confirmed a variant - full genome sequencing by BCCDC will be required to determine which specific type.

Read the latest update from #Canucks Physician, Jim Bovard. https://t.co/9oKx59HBfg
- Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) April 7, 2021
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Comments

[chicago_undead]

why was the player allowed to be at practice anyway?? that's just a stupid move on their part. all players should be benched while waiting on test results jfc

hopefully none of them or their family members get super sick.

[howthedaysounds]

They usually are not allowed to be in contact with the team when they're in COVID protocol, so I have no idea wtf team management was thinking allowing him to be there while waiting for results.

[ahkna]

I would imagine it's because "Covid protocols" aren't actually being followed at all and just didn't expect it to backfire this badly.

[howthedaysounds]

They seem to be following them on most of the other teams, so I wonder why the Canucks decided to say fuck it in this instance. Especially with how our case numbers are increasing again to the worst they've been since the start of all of this.

[megzzy]

They get tested every day, so my guess it was likely a routine test that turned out to be a positive (not that he was showing symptoms). I have no idea why the NHL isn't smart enough to have a protocol in place that you can't practice until your result from the day before is known, but they are dumb as hell.

[saline_joy]

I think they're just routinely testing everyone involved with the team, so it probably wasn't based on exposure or symptoms. He wouldn't have been in Covid protocol until the positive test came back.