Cubs cautiously positive COVID-19 situation has now not spread

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Cubs cautiously positive COVID-19 situation has now not unfold

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Cubs bench teach Andy green, the performing supervisor in region of David Ross.

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acting manager Andy green mentioned the Cubs are hopeful their COVID-19 circumstance is contained in the aftermath of David Ross and Jed Hoyer checking out high-quality Friday.

"We're cautiously optimistic at this point, but we're nonetheless hopeful," green talked about earlier than Monday's game against the Reds. "The three-to-5-day window, we're appropriate within the major of it when someone could potentially look at various high-quality. 

"so far as i do know, this day, every one of the blokes who've are available — including myself — have tested bad, so we haven't seen it spread."

The Cubs began taking steps to mitigate exposure in wake of Ross and Hoyer's high-quality checks. The membership has reemphasized protecting within the clubhouse while limiting time spent collectively there.

participants of Ross' coaching team of workers had been protecting up within the dugout, and Ross' close contacts are being demonstrated day by day.

"I believe if we clear [Tuesday], this is approaching the conclusion of our checking out window that could come lower back to us on Wednesday morning — the final day earlier than [Thursday's] off day," eco-friendly stated. 

"If we're clear all the way via there, we'll proceed to be as cautiously optimistic as everybody will also be in a COVID world that we reside in at the moment."

Pitching instruct Tommy Hottovy, who dealt with a severe case of COVID-19 during MLB's shutdown remaining season, referred to the Cubs' circumstance "begins to hit domestic once more," and is a reminder of how severe the virus ought to be taken.

"We're now not naive to believe that we're past this simply as a result of we're a pair days in," Hottovy stated Sunday, "and also not naive to believe that this is never going to probably come back at some point the relaxation of this yr.

"So we're simply attempting to take it each day and be smart concerning the time we're spending within the clubhouse collectively, masking up and doing all of the issues we should do to be secure right here."

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