PBA: All players negative in latest RT-PCR tests
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MANILA, Philippines — All players inside the PBA bubble in Clark, Pampanga tested negative for COVID-19 following their latest round of testing.
As per the league’s statement, all players from the 12 teams had their third round of RT-PCR testing and all yielded negative results.
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All players of the 12 participating teams have already tested negative in the latest round (3rd) of RT-PCR tests.#PBATuloyAngLaban
— PBA (@pbaconnect) November 1, 2020
It was a huge sigh of relief for the league after two accounts of false positives were recorded the past two weeks.
A referee and one player from Blackwater yielded positive results on their antigen tests the past weeks prompting the league to postpone some of the Elite’s games.
Article continues after this advertisementThere was also a brief stoppage of play from Friday to allow the government to implement a new set of health protocols.
The league will resume its games on Tuesday, November 3.
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