NBA changes Covid protocols, shortens path to return to playVaxxed players, coaches can return in six days instead of 10NBA players who test positive for Covid-19 now have a quicker path to return to play, after the league completed a significant update to its health and safety protocols on Monday.
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The biggest change: Isolation periods for players who test positive may now be significantly shortened – down to six days from what has been the customary 10 – provided those players are asymptomatic and meet other testing standards. Teams were told of the new protocols Monday in a memo sent by the league, a copy of which was obtained by the Associated Press.