HOUSTON (AP) -- The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.

Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests in the greater Houston area over the last week.

The school said the athletes, who were not identified, have been placed in isolation and medical staff is conducting contact-tracing procedures.

Schools around the country have begun bringing athletes back to campus this month for voluntary workouts. Athletes are being tested for COVID-19 and coronavirus antibodies and given physical screenings through examines and questionnaires. There is no national standardized testing protocol for athletes.

Positive tests results had been expected and quickly have become fairly common as schools bring athletes back. Arkansas State announced seven athletes test positive. Alabama has had at least five. Clemson reported three athletes testing positive among 169 tests on students and coaches. UCF, Houston's American Athletic Conference rival, reported three positives from its first 60 tests.

Houston was the first school to report its positive athletes were symptomatic and to halt workouts because of the results.

(06-19-2020 11:20 AM)HoustonCougarNation Wrote:  HOUSTON (AP) -- The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.

Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests in the greater Houston area over the last week.

The school said the athletes, who were not identified, have been placed in isolation and medical staff is conducting contact-tracing procedures.

Schools around the country have begun bringing athletes back to campus this month for voluntary workouts. Athletes are being tested for COVID-19 and coronavirus antibodies and given physical screenings through examines and questionnaires. There is no national standardized testing protocol for athletes.

Positive tests results had been expected and quickly have become fairly common as schools bring athletes back. Arkansas State announced seven athletes test positive. Alabama has had at least five. Clemson reported three athletes testing positive among 169 tests on students and coaches. UCF, Houston's American Athletic Conference rival, reported three positives from its first 60 tests.

Houston was the first school to report its positive athletes were symptomatic and to halt workouts because of the results.

A little late, but we'll take it. I don't think anyone answered on the other thread. Was Houston letting the kids start working out on campus while results were still pending? If not, it seems like they would have just held those 6 out.

(06-19-2020 11:28 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(06-19-2020 11:20 AM)HoustonCougarNation Wrote:  HOUSTON (AP) -- The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.

Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests in the greater Houston area over the last week.

The school said the athletes, who were not identified, have been placed in isolation and medical staff is conducting contact-tracing procedures.

Schools around the country have begun bringing athletes back to campus this month for voluntary workouts. Athletes are being tested for COVID-19 and coronavirus antibodies and given physical screenings through examines and questionnaires. There is no national standardized testing protocol for athletes.

Positive tests results had been expected and quickly have become fairly common as schools bring athletes back. Arkansas State announced seven athletes test positive. Alabama has had at least five. Clemson reported three athletes testing positive among 169 tests on students and coaches. UCF, Houston's American Athletic Conference rival, reported three positives from its first 60 tests.

Houston was the first school to report its positive athletes were symptomatic and to halt workouts because of the results.

A little late, but we'll take it. I don't think anyone answered on the other thread. Was Houston letting the kids start working out on campus while results were still pending? If not, it seems like they would have just held those 6 out.

We didn't test at all before resuming practices. A basketball player tested positive yesterday, so we're now at 7 cases and likely to spike beyond that. Administration has been pretty silent on the whole thing. Our beat writer took them to town for it.

(06-19-2020 11:28 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(06-19-2020 11:20 AM)HoustonCougarNation Wrote:  HOUSTON (AP) -- The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.

Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests in the greater Houston area over the last week.

The school said the athletes, who were not identified, have been placed in isolation and medical staff is conducting contact-tracing procedures.

Schools around the country have begun bringing athletes back to campus this month for voluntary workouts. Athletes are being tested for COVID-19 and coronavirus antibodies and given physical screenings through examines and questionnaires. There is no national standardized testing protocol for athletes.

Positive tests results had been expected and quickly have become fairly common as schools bring athletes back. Arkansas State announced seven athletes test positive. Alabama has had at least five. Clemson reported three athletes testing positive among 169 tests on students and coaches. UCF, Houston's American Athletic Conference rival, reported three positives from its first 60 tests.

Houston was the first school to report its positive athletes were symptomatic and to halt workouts because of the results.

A little late, but we'll take it. I don't think anyone answered on the other thread. Was Houston letting the kids start working out on campus while results were still pending? If not, it seems like they would have just held those 6 out.

This is one time where ECU is lucky to be located in a rural area of the country. Nevertheless, it seems that coach Houston and company are taking every precaution.

(06-19-2020 11:58 AM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  

(06-19-2020 11:28 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(06-19-2020 11:20 AM)HoustonCougarNation Wrote:  HOUSTON (AP) -- The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.

Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests in the greater Houston area over the last week.

The school said the athletes, who were not identified, have been placed in isolation and medical staff is conducting contact-tracing procedures.

Schools around the country have begun bringing athletes back to campus this month for voluntary workouts. Athletes are being tested for COVID-19 and coronavirus antibodies and given physical screenings through examines and questionnaires. There is no national standardized testing protocol for athletes.

Positive tests results had been expected and quickly have become fairly common as schools bring athletes back. Arkansas State announced seven athletes test positive. Alabama has had at least five. Clemson reported three athletes testing positive among 169 tests on students and coaches. UCF, Houston's American Athletic Conference rival, reported three positives from its first 60 tests.

Houston was the first school to report its positive athletes were symptomatic and to halt workouts because of the results.

A little late, but we'll take it. I don't think anyone answered on the other thread. Was Houston letting the kids start working out on campus while results were still pending? If not, it seems like they would have just held those 6 out.

This is one time where ECU is lucky to be located in a rural area of the country. Nevertheless, it seems that coach Houston and company are taking every precaution.

Well we'll see. These players are all over social media. Not going to name names, but I've seen a few in some pretty hot spots heading into reporting.

This is important. The Fort Benning report is important. The MLB and NHL teams shutting down in Florida are important.

The idea that we can keep facilities clean enough to protect students from COVID-19 is absurd. COVID-19 is still around. I don't think there will be a football season.

(06-19-2020 11:20 AM)HoustonCougarNation Wrote:  HOUSTON (AP) -- The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.

Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests in the greater Houston area over the last week.

The school said the athletes, who were not identified, have been placed in isolation and medical staff is conducting contact-tracing procedures.

Schools around the country have begun bringing athletes back to campus this month for voluntary workouts. Athletes are being tested for COVID-19 and coronavirus antibodies and given physical screenings through examines and questionnaires. There is no national standardized testing protocol for athletes.

Positive tests results had been expected and quickly have become fairly common as schools bring athletes back. Arkansas State announced seven athletes test positive. Alabama has had at least five. Clemson reported three athletes testing positive among 169 tests on students and coaches. UCF, Houston's American Athletic Conference rival, reported three positives from its first 60 tests.

Houston was the first school to report its positive athletes were symptomatic and to halt workouts because of the results.

It kinda funny—on the date of announcement, that number looked embarrassingly horrible. Today...it doesn’t look all that bad at all.