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NCAA halts all scrimmages, takes wait-and-see approach

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 09:26 PM January 07, 2022

NCAA taking "wait and see" approach.

NCAA taking “wait and see” approach as new surge of COVID-19 cases stifles plans for opening.

MANILA, Philippines—The NCAA has put a stop to scrimmages within its member-schools as Metro Manila was placed under Alert Level 3 due to the recent spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Arellano University’s Peter Cayco said Friday that the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Health issued a joint memorandum circular that guides the NCAA in its actions during the pandemic.

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Cayco said that they would only allow scrimmages, and possibly games, once the DOH and CHED agree on a new resolution.

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“We are guided by the JMC issued by CHED and DOH,” said Cayco. “Under said JMC, no scrummages, much more games, shall be allowed.”

“We just have to wait and see.”

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The NCAA initially planned to start Season 97 in February 2022 with volleyball and basketball tournaments already penciled in for the year.

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Metro Manila, however, experienced massive spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases after the holidays.

The DOH logged a total of 21,819 new cases on Friday, 13,643 of which were within Metro Manila.

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