CV and mad panic behaviour

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Players may well test positive after taking routine Covid tests without displaying symptoms. Then the "7 days from first symptoms" test wouldn't apply.

And even 7 days would be too long for AFL clubs. Say a player displayed symptoms on the Friday and tests positive. He'll miss the weekend game, but the 7 day rule would mean he couldn't train with the team in the following week. Depending on how established that player is in the team, that may mean he isn't considered available for selection for the 2nd week in a row. AFL clubs would prefer to be able to conduct a couple of PCRs to get the player back in training mid-week.

I don't think the AFL will care, it's no worse than a minor injury, there is luck in the timing especially if players have to be tested on game day.

I believe in the education sector staff test twice weekly, Monday and Thursday or something similar.

As I see it club's can't have it both ways, the relaxed regime and the extra list numbers, they need to commit to one strategy or the other rather than have a bob each way!

All this is going down in under the assumption Omicron is the end game, I think that it is 50/50 at best, I wouldn't want to put my faith in modified testing only to have a new variant surface and scupper everything, I'd be going the extra numbers from day dot!