Training begins on January 1 in the first category of women’s basketball and volleyball, polo and handball



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The teams that participate in the first division of the women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s polo, men’s and women’s handball championships will be able to train from January 1, since from the beginning of the new year the sports facilities will be able to operate without the presence of spectators.

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Of course, the health protocol that includes a weekly COVID-19 screening with antigen test will be followed, while specific criteria must be met such as the appointment of a manager, the list of players – coaches – technical staff, space and schedule training (one per day). , active surveillance, GGA briefing.

Analytically:

“As of January 1, 2021, the sports training facilities are allowed to operate, without the presence of spectators, of the teams participating in the category A ‘championships of women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s-women’s water polo and male-female handball.

In any case, the application of the above is only possible if a health protocol is followed that includes a mandatory weekly preventive examination of athletes for COVID-19 with antigen testing by accredited laboratories ”.

The specific addition on permitted sports activity, signed by the Deputy Minister of Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, is included in a Joint Decision of the Ministries of Finance, Development and Investment, Citizen Protection, Education and Religions, Labor and Social Affairs, Health, Energy , Culture and Sports, Interior, Infrastructure and Transportation, Rural Development and Food, which was issued last night with amendments to the “Emergency measures to protect public health from the risk of a further spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 throughout the Territory until Thursday January 7, 2021 “.

It was preceded by a positive recommendation from the Public Health Emergency Response Committee for Infectious Diseases, regarding a relevant request from the Secretary General for Sports, George Mavrotas, which was approved by the National Committee for the Protection of Public Health against CO-coronai .

The start of training for these sports from the new year will be allowed under the following conditions:

1. Mandatory COVID preventive test before training begins.

2. Appointment of a COVID19 manager in each group for direct consultation.

3. Nominal list of players – coaches – coaching staff (up to 25 people in total) for training.

4. Specific and unique training area.

5. Specific training program and only one training per day.

6. Daily active surveillance of any symptoms.

7. Weekly screening with COVID test in accredited laboratories.

8. Weekly update of the General Secretariat for Sports on the number of inspections and eventual cases.

9. Implementation of the protocols of the respective sports that exist in the section “Sports and COVID19” of the website of the General Secretariat of Sports “.



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