With the spread of the new crown virus, the daily life of countries all over the world has been greatly affected.
The United States’ new crown testing capabilities lag far behind other countries.
There has been a shortage of test kits since the virus first spread in the United States.
According to the New York Times, the number of people tested in the United States in the first half of this week was only 0.0125% of the population.
In the U.S., even people with obvious symptoms of COVID-19 are often unable to get tested.
But this is not the case in the NBA. After the Jazz star Gobert tested positive for the new crown, the league has been testing players for the new crown. Since then, 6 players have been diagnosed one after another.
The testing speed of NBA players far exceeds the testing speed of the general public. The Jazz tested 58 random people in Oklahoma, but the average US state can only test 55 per day.
Why are NBA players able to quickly test for the new crown but the general public cannot?
NBA teams looking for private testing
Full Nets team undergoes private testing
New York City is the hardest hit area of the new crown virus epidemic in the United States. At present, there is a shortage of testing tools in New York.
But the Nets can allow every player on the team to undergo a new crown test. Why is this?
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets used team funds to allow a private company to test the team’s players for the new crown.
In addition to the Nets, the Thunder also seem to have accepted a private test.
According to the New York Times, after the game against the Jazz was canceled, the Thunder only conducted the most basic fever test in the venue. In order not to occupy Oklahoma’s offensive resources, they kicked them to conduct new crown testing in other ways.
According to reports, some private companies in the United States are also capable of testing for the new crown, and their production capacity even far exceeds that of the government.
NBA players considered potential ‘superspreaders’
Players identified as potential superspreaders
After Gobert was diagnosed, the remaining 58 members of the Jazz were tested.
This is a “public health decision” made by Oklahoma Department of Health officials.
According to USA Today, the decision was made because athletes are considered potential “super spreaders,” with far more people in contact with them than the general public.
The Raptors played a game against the Jazz on March 10. After Gobert was diagnosed, Toronto government officials also decided to let them all be tested.
The NBA official also issued an announcement to explain that far, the NBA and the Ministry of Health officials believe that close interaction between NBA players and the public may accelerate the spread of the virus, which is part of the reason why some NBA teams receive priority testing.
NBA teams have close ties to healthcare providers
According to ESPN reports, before Gobert’s diagnosis, the league had been in continuous contact with the team related to the new crown test.
Curry was the first to be tested after experiencing flu-like symptoms, which ultimately came back negative.
The Lakers also plan to conduct testing on Wednesday local time.
According to a USA Today report, relevant sources in the league revealed that they have been looking for shooters who can be tested for the new crown and contacted infectious disease experts hoping to provide more information.
It can be said that NBA officials have more information about the new crown detection, which also helps them to quickly conduct detection.
Lack of reagents available to the public is a government failure
It’s normal for the public to be frustrated that NBA teams are able to conduct so many tests, but ordinary people don’t have the opportunity.
Even the detection capabilities of many countries, including South Korea, are lower than those of the United States.
Therefore, the problem is not only that the NBA has received preferential treatment, but the bigger problem is that the inaction of the US government has led to the scarcity of public resources.
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