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NBL Blood Rule

Fair enough Melvin...
Appreciate the healthy debate....

There are guidelines for handling blood spills these include wearing gloves ... bad New Zealand clearer upera type person!

The guidelines are based on the reality that viruses may be passed from person to person via the exchange (contact) of bodily fluids.
This would also include sputum. Latest research has indicated that the risk of a virus being passed on diminishes when the fluid is exposed to the air. There is virtually no risk if someone comes in contact with dried blood.
How big a risk is a valid question and if there a viral transfer any risk is too large is an obvious reponse.
Also fluid to fluid contact poses the highest risk of virus transfer so any player or cleaner that has cuts scratches etc. is at risk of contracting. Lastly any blood on court is rather slippery so immediate game stoppage plus whatever it it takes to clean up is the direction and requirement for Bball. Most players now notify immediately and player who are bleeding leave the court area as soon as they are aware that they are dripping blood. Common sense as a sport, B'ball probably leads the rest in health & safety here!

Tony, nice observation, love it!

Imagine George W talking about Buffalo Wings with her...Crikey!!

So on that note Melvin...
You were not a fan of Magic making a comeback when had been cleared to play?????
Still a minute risk, however the NBA and their doctors still allowed him to play, so what, you sit out the game you play against the Lakers, miss out on match payments and when your team misses the playoffs by 1 game then it is oh well, I didn't risk myself at all, even thought the rest of the NBA did, and no one has become infected.

Just stay away from your pupeteer George W and you should be alright...ha ha

Cheers for the comments Tony.

I know you aren't a doctor Tony, you are a Prime Minister..

I was actually referring to when he came back to the NBA, the league had educated it's players like Karl Malone who publicly stated he had a problem playing with someone with the HIV virus.
When he came back, players embraced the fact that he could play without them being at much of a risk of contracting that virus.

With that in mind, I was making an uneducated guess that there would be even less of a chance that you could catch any blood related disease/virus from a spot of blood on the floor.

Like I said, I may be incorrect, but if I am, not as incorrect as the floor wiper that did not even wear gloves!

Thinks it’s to do more with staff.
When you have certain amount of patrons you’re required to employ additional staff, security and Covid Safety officers.
Going 4000 for a preseason game is keeping costs low

Sorry that was one of my other points, forgot to put that in..
The guy was not wearing gloves at all.
Tony, are you sure there is even minimal risk in it? Magic could continue playing ball without it being too much of a concern, I would have thought that there would be more of a chance of catching something there...