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Renowned orthopedic sports surgeon Dr. Raúl Canlas said the pause that the PBA has been implementing since Friday should not be a cause for concern but rather an opportunity for the league to improve health protocols within the “bubble” in Clark, Pampanga.
Canlas, a medical consultant for the professional league, said the Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (MEID), along with the Department of Health, asked him to discuss improving the guidelines.
“The IATF, DOH requested a recess, for lang ma-review yung health protocol, bubble,” Canlas said when he appeared on The Chasedown over One PH on Cignal TV on Saturday.
Despite false positive results from a swab test by a PBA referee and a Blackwater player, Canlas said there is no gap in the bubble, which for him is the safest place in the country right now.
However, while he said that the swab test remains the “global standard” for identifying a COVID-19 positive individual, he said there are still some errors, such as what happened with the PBA.
“No test is one hundred percent … 97 percent test yung. We are testing 350 people. So there are between 9 and 12 people with inconclusive tests, so we do them again and they came out negative, ”said Canlas, a member of the FIBA medical commission since 1998.
“Itong bubble is a work in progress, the only other successful bubble is the NBA. If there are any hiccups along the way, it will be fixed. This break is to speed up the process, so I don’t see any problems. “
Canlas said she is confident that this PBA bubble will also be successful, as most sporting events in the country, even at the college or amateur level, would rely on her as a model.
FIBA, he said, is also looking at the PBA on how it implements health protocols for future bubble tournaments.
“This sports bubble is something new for everyone… it’s something new for the world,” Canlas said. “Hindi natin alam kung ito lang ang bubble. FIBA, I want to tell you, FIBA is actually watching us, learning from us. They will be playing in a bubble all over the world. “
“Also, remember that the college leagues are also considering a bubble next year.”
“So it is very important that the PBA bubble be successful and run smoothly. Because… other activities in the future will depend on it. That is why we are very careful (with the PBA), ”he added.
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