PBA player tests positive for COVID-19, Blackwater-Rain or Shine game postponed | Inquirer Sports

PBA player tests positive for COVID-19, Blackwater-Rain or Shine game postponed

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 12:26 PM October 25, 2020

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MANILA, Philippines — A player inside the PBA bubble in Pampanga has tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced Saturday.

The development has prompted the PBA to postpone the game between Rain or Shine and Blackwater originally scheduled Saturday at 4 p.m.

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The second game featuring Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia, however, will push through.

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Despite another reported infection, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president Vince Dizon assured that the bubble remains intact.

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Marcial added that Dizon has recommended the isolation of both Blackwater and TNT. The Elite and the Tropang Giga, who played against each other on Thursday.

Just recently, a referee became the first case of coronavirus in the bubble. The referee, however, “yielded negative on the presence of COVID-19 virus” after undergoing antigen testing.

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TAGS: Blackwater Elite, bubble, coronavirus, COVID-19, PBA, Philippine Cup, Willie Marcial

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