High SARS-CoV-2 infection rate after resuming professional football in São Paulo, Brazil.

Bruno GualanoGisele Mendes BritoAna Jéssica Pinto Ítalo Ribeiro LemesLuciana Diniz Nagem Janot MatosAna Lúcia de Sá PintoIrineu Loturconull null

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2021)

Despite weekly testing and other preventive measures, we found a high SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in athletes and staff after resuming football, which coincides with the high prevalence of infection in the community during the same period. These data may assist policy-makers and sports federations for determining if and when it is safe to resume competitions.

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