SPORT MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE:
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Disease Update:
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is over 10 million with over 5.5 million recovered and 504,000 deaths. Mortality rate in Canada is 8 %. In Canada we have over 103,200 cases, 8,500 deaths and 66,000 (64%) recovered. Of the 28,500 presently active cases in Canada 97% are classified as mild. The number of recovered continues to rise and more extensive testing in many provinces has not been finding significant additional cases. The curve has been flattened for the most part and local health authorities are zeroing in on flare ups to limit their spread. A National app for tracing contacts is being launched starting in Ontario on July 2. It is recommended that as it is launched that athletes and team members consider adding it to their phones as an additional mitigation factor to assist teams in cases of contact with COVID-19 positive individuals.
This progressive relaxation of restrictions will have an impact on training and access to facilities, but timing will differ across regions and across different sports. Each sport is working on plans and using the guidelines as set out in the RSAT (Return to Sport Assessment Tool) and the recent publication from the Return to Sport Task Force.
Institutes and Training Facilities:
At this stage all Canadians remain under national and provincial public health guidance and with the recent changes all of the institutes (Calgary July 6) are open at least partially. The timing and level of operations possible will be dependent on the local restrictions in place at the time and vary from one institute to another. It is recommended that athletes and sports check with their institute for details of services available and how to access them.
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