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01-08-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Commentary

Sports Health During the SARS-Cov-2 Pandemic

Author: Toomas Timpka

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 8/2020

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Sports organisations must adopt pandemic strategies that are unmistakeably communicated to their memberships.

Temporary frameworks for sports practices should be developed that harmonise with prevailing social distancing and quarantine regulations.

Sports medical researchers and practitioners should cooperate with sports organisations and public health agencies to build trust and resilience and safeguard sports participation at all levels.

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Title: Sports Health During the SARS-Cov-2 Pandemic
Author: Toomas Timpka
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01288-7

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