Total of 43 players test positive for COVID-19 during league's "Phase 2"

ByReuters

Published 13/07/2020 at 18:41 GMT

July 13 (Reuters) - Thirty National Hockey League players tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to club facilities for voluntary, limited workouts under Phase 2 of the return-to-play protocol, the league said on Monday.

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Another 13 "outside of the Phase 2 Protocol" also tested positive as the NHL moves toward resuming its season on Aug. 1 after the novel coronavirus outbreak put play on hold.

"All players who tested positive were/have been self-isolated and were/are following CDC and Health Canada protocols," the league said in a written statement.

The NHL said that it would not identify any of the players who tested positive.

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Players across the league are returning to team facilities for the third phase of the league's reopening plan, before departing to two Canadian "hub cities" for an expanded, 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Reporting By Amy Tennery Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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