ni Jasmin Joy Evangelista | December 14, 2021
Pinahintulutan na ng Commission on Higher Education at Department of Health ang pagbabalik ng in-person training ng mga student-athlete.
Kasabay nito ay naglabas ng memorandum ang CHED at DOH hinggil sa guidelines ng collegiate athletic training sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic.
Base sa guidelines, ang mga student-athletes na magpa-participate sa mga training ay kailangang fully-vaccinated. Isasailalim din sila sa bubble, at mananatili roon sa buong duration ng training.
"Generally, the protocols for the sports training is the same protocols that we have for the limited face-to-face classes. Observance of minimum health protocols, the retrofitting of facilities, vaccinated students and faculty," ani CHED chairman Popoy De Vera.
"Then ensuring that, if somebody gets sick, there are protocols in terms of the committee that will look into it, health professionals in the school that will check on the condition of the student-athletes or coaches, etc. Contact tracing, referral to local government," dagdag niya.
Hindi required ang COVID testing sa mga student-athletes, at nakadepende ito sa m strategies ng mga paaralan.
Ang mga paaralang kabilang sa UAAP at NCAA ay magsasagawa pa rin ng antigen at RT-PCR tests para student-athletes bilang precautionary measure.
“Hindi nila ma-require, to be fair to all member-schools. However, as mentioned kanina, that's one thing that we're imposing. Kaya lang medyo costly siya, even for our context," paliwanag ni Atty. Rebo Saguisag, executive director ng UAAP.
"What we're doing is alternate, parang antigen, antigen, on the third week it will be RT-PCR. Pero hindi siya mawawala, andoon siya, and this has been insisted upon by our biosecurity officer. Talagang standards are higher than those imposed by the JMC (Joint Memorandum Circular)."
UMaasa naman si NCAA chairman Manuel Castellano na muling magbabalik ang mga kompetisyon sa March 2022.
"We've been waiting for this... This is our passion, this is what we love to do. And at least we're a step closer to the resumption of competition," aniya.
Samantala, sa muling pagbabalik ng in-person classes at trainings, sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque na naka-monitor ang mga health officials at mga eksperto sa banta ng Omicron variant at siniguro ang publiko na wala pang nade-detect sa bansa.
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