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Extended, full-team isolation is the safest response by Irish Warrior

to a positive test, experts say. But that throws the schedule out of whack. You may want to read the linked article, it'll open your eyes to just some of the variables. Testing doesn't ensure that a player is actually "negative". By the time he tests "positive", he's likely infected several others, who, in turn, have infected others, including, potentially, players on other teams. If it goes off, it'll be a shit show and there's almost no way fans will be involved.

Playing is feasible in New Zealand, Germany and South Korea, but this country f***ed this up so badly, it's pie in the sky to contemplate playing games without a chaotic result. What it boils down to is $. And if that involves playing with people's health, we, as fans have to make a choice. I agree with ACross on almost nothing, but on this, I agree with him.