Tennis: Wta Palermo; positive player at Covid-19

A player registered for the Palermo Ladies Open, the first WTA tournament after the lockdown, is positive at Covid-19. This was announced by the tournament organizers following the checks as per the protocol carried out (serological tests and nasopharyngeal swab). The player, whose identity is not communicated, is asymptomatic. "He had carried out the exams scheduled upon his arrival in the city at the mobile clinic adjacent to the hotel hosting the tennis players" reads the statement. She was transferred to a structure of the National Health Service used for asymptomatic patients.
    "The effectiveness of the protocols and related controls - explained Prof. Antonio Cascio, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Palermo and Anti-Covid Consultant of the Tournament - allowed us to intercept a positive case among the players who arrived in Palermo The same player, while waiting for the results of the exams, had always remained in her hotel room ".