But if that sample returns a positive result, it's considered to be a "confirmed positive. The league requires individuals with positive tests to self isolate for 10 days, and for close contacts to self isolate for two weeks. Vancouver's situation brings home for the rest of Canada's NHL clubs the pitfalls of operating in a pandemic. I think all the players are trying to do a good job, but sometimes that virus, it finds its way. Hopefully they can get through it, but it's certainly concerning.
The Montreal Canadiens had four games postponed, including three against the Oilers, when a pair of forwards were subject to pandemic protocols in March. Habs forward Tyler Toffoli, who spent the back end of last season with the Canucks, says he's reached out to former teammates in Vancouver.
Each team in the NHL is scheduled to play 56 regular-season games. The start of the season was delayed until January and shortened because of the pandemic. Winnipeg forward Adam Lowry says he's checked up on former Jets teammate Tyler Myers, who is one of the Canucks on that team's protocol list.
And so it's difficult to draw conclusions just from one small group, but certainly, this should put Canadians on notice. The Dallas Stars had their first four games of the season postponed after 17 players tested positive - most of whom were asymptomatic. The New Jersey Devils had 19 players on the COVID protocol list and seven games postponed earlier this season, while the Buffalo Sabres had nine players on the list and six games postponed.
Schwartz says it's not surprising to see an outbreak on a team, even though there is regular testing. It's able, perhaps to identify people who are infected earlier than if we were just waiting for the development of symptoms alone, but if it's not also implemented with other safeguards and restrictions, it's basically like relying on a pregnancy test to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.
So I think it's probably expecting too much for the testing alone to be able to prevent the infection. The Canucks' outbreak comes with the vaccine rollout going slower in Canada than in many states in the U. We've just got to wait for our turn.
The Canadian Press Staff Contact. The list is updated every day at 5 p. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, Man sets record standing on balloon at over 4, metres. Baby born on lawn after mother can't make it to hospital. Vancouver Top Stories. Visitors restricted at hospital in B. When asked about the Canucks cluster on Wednesday, the top doctor for the regional health authority said it was indicative of the clusters occurring among young people in all sorts of workplaces and social settings.
Emails to the NHL, which has a clock on its Canucks page counting down to a game Thursday night between the Canucks and Flames in Calgary, were not returned by deadline. One additional player is considered a close contact, the team said in a statement Wednesday.
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