Protocols in Washington DC and Los Angeles County help explain why certain members of the Nationals and Dodgers have yet to show up for training camp despite testing negative for COVID-19.
Local regulations in both DC and LA require that anyone who comes into close contact with a person who tests positive for the virus be quarantined for 14 days, affecting both Nationals and Dodgers in the early stages. from the camp. The problem could create additional competitive disadvantages for both clubs if it persists in the regular season, but team officials and Major League Baseball are providing details to government officials at both venues that could lead to updated policies.
MLB, in its operations manual for the 2020 season, states that the protocols established by health care institutions and government entities will replace theirs, “regarding the return to work of people who have been in close contact (according to defined by the Centers for Diseases) …
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