{"id":72298,"date":"2020-12-21T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=72298"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:00:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:00:20","slug":"a-hockey-practice-led-to-89-covid-19-cases-ice-sports-say-theyre-staying-vigilant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/canada\/a-hockey-practice-led-to-89-covid-19-cases-ice-sports-say-theyre-staying-vigilant\/","title":{"rendered":"A hockey practice led to 89 COVID-19 cases. Ice sports say they’re staying vigilant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An outbreak of COVID-19 that began at an indoor hockey practice in November in Ottawa led to 89 cases and 445 high-risk contacts. The outbreak began after an asymptomatic person with COVID-19 showed up at the practice. (Lucky Business\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two associations that oversee ice sports in Ottawa say they’re staying vigilant as the extent of a COVID-19 outbreak at one hockey practice becomes increasingly clear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toronto Public Health to close Thorncliffe Park PS over COVID-19 outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n

In November, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) used\u00a0an outbreak that began at an indoor\u00a0practice\u00a0to illustrate how rapidly and widely the\u00a0virus can spread.<\/p>\n

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On Friday, OPH shared further details, tweeting\u00a0an\u00a0infographic that\u00a0traced how\u00a089 COVID-19 cases and 445 high-risk contacts\u00a0arose out of that one practice \u2014 all after an asymptomatic person with COVID-19 showed up.<\/p>\n

The subsequent cases were connected to 10 sports teams or practices, four schools and one daycare, OPH said. It\u00a0attributed the spread to people carpooling, not wearing masks consistently at practices\u00a0and mingling later without adhering to physical-distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n

The information outlined\u00a0in the infographic is “not a surprise,” said Gary Hopkins, president of Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO).<\/p>\n

“Obviously it’s an excellent illustration of how this virus can spread, so that’s troubling,” he said.<\/p>\n

Hopkins said the original cases that caused the cluster were not from one of its\u00a0programs, and while\u00a0HEO\u00a0has\u00a0had a few cases of COVID-19, it’s\u00a0tracked them closely and will continue to be cautious.<\/p>\n

“Every organization that returns to play has to have an approved return-to-hockey plan,” he said.<\/p>\n

“If there’s any inconsistencies in the plan in terms of complying with municipal or regional facility or provincial health guidelines, then we turn those plans back to have them adjusted.”<\/p>\n

Ringette planning ahead<\/h2>\n

On the ringette rink, organizers say they’re glad they’ve been spared any COVID-19 cases, that they know of, and say they’re also remaining vigilant.<\/p>\n

“I’m thankful that the news came out [Friday], because our season finished on Wednesday night until January,” said Phyllis Bergmans, president of the City of Ottawa Ringette Association.<\/p>\n

“If this news had come out a week or two or three ago, I’m not quite sure if we would have kept going.”<\/p>\n

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Phyllis Bergmans, president of the City of Ottawa Ringette Association, says it will not be bringing in inter-squad play in the new year. (Brian Morris\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bergmans said that going into 2021, her association won’t\u00a0be taking any chances.<\/p>\n

“Our squads and our bubbles are not going to change,” she said. “There was some talk about changing to bring up more inter-association play … but we shut that down and basically said, you know, as long as Ottawa is in the orange zone, we’re not changing anything.”<\/p>\n

Both organizations said they have been discouraging gatherings among players or families outside the rink.<\/p>\n

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