South Florida has halted soccer actions after taking part in Notre Dame on Saturday.

Notre Dame postponed its upcoming sport towards Wake Forest on Tuesday after a COVID-19 outbreak among the many workforce. The college stated that seven gamers had examined constructive for coronavirus and had suspended its soccer actions. That put the sport towards the Demon Deacons in peril.

With well being officers believing that Notre Dame gamers may have been contagious in the course of the Combating Irish’s sport towards South Florida, the Bulls are additionally pausing their actions to ensure that none of their gamers contracted COVID-19.

“After studying of an outbreak of constructive exams outcomes for the novel coronavirus at our earlier opponent and a subsequent assessment of the video from final Saturday’s sport for the aim of contact tracing, USF soccer is pausing all on-field actions pending the outcomes from our second scheduled weekly workforce testing carried out Wednesday morning,” the varsity stated in a press release.

“Our workforce was testing twice final Friday in accordance with AAC and ACC protocols previous to Saturday’s sport at Notre Dame and was examined once more on Monday with every take a look at producing all destructive outcomes for the virus. Nonetheless, out of an abundance of warning and with a deal with the well being and security of our student-athletes and workers, we really feel it’s prudent to pause on-field exercise till we’ve got the outcomes of additional testing.”

10 Notre Dame gamers missed Saturday’s sport

Ten Notre Dame gamers have been absent for the workforce’s win over USF due to the coronavirus. 4 had examined constructive whereas six others have been in quarantine. All the gamers obtainable for the sport had examined destructive on Friday.

St. Joseph County Well being Division Dr. Mark Fox stated Tuesday afternoon that for the reason that gamers who had examined constructive for coronavirus on Monday have been destructive on Friday that it was attainable they have been contagious whereas on the sphere over the weekend.

From WSBT:

Dr. Fox says all seven gamers who examined constructive Monday, examined destructive this previous Friday. He says it is unlikely they have been uncovered on Saturday or Sunday as a result of their viral load would not be excessive sufficient to register. Subsequently, all of the gamers possible had the virus in the course of the sport towards the College of South Florida.

“There hasn’t been good knowledge to counsel transmission from in-game actions,” he stated. “It positive is theoretically attainable.”

USF’s suspension of exercises is the primary recognized suspension of exercises solely as a result of potentiality of in-game transmission of COVID-19. And if the suspension lasts longer than a day or so, the workforce’s sport towards Florida Atlantic on Saturday may very well be in jeopardy. FAU’s sport towards Georgia Southern in Week three was suspended due to constructive coronavirus exams and make contact with tracing.

South Florida misplaced to Notre Dame on Saturday. (Photograph by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)

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Nick Bromberg is a author for Yahoo Sports activities.

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