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Houston suspends voluntary workouts after six student-athletes test positive for COVID-19
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The University of Houston has made the decision to temporarily suspend all voluntary workouts on campus after six student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19. ESPN was one of several media outlets to report the news.
Houston is the first school that has allowed student-athletes to return to campus that has suspended activities.
“As we contemplated prior to the return of student-athletes on June 1, UH Athletics is adapting its protocols to include repetitive COVID-19 testing as a component of any resumption of workouts on campus,” the school said in a statement. “During this pause in voluntary workouts, UH Athletics will continue its stringent cleaning and sanitization protocols in all facilities. UH Athletics will continue to partner with university officials, UH team physicians and local health professionals to determine best practices as it considers a return to workouts.”
When Houston announced its return plan, the school indicated that it would not test all student-athletes, only those who showed symptoms of COVID-19. Any student-athletes with a temperature over 100.2 degrees was placed in isolation.
Several schools have reported at least one positive test over the last few weeks, but no others have suspended the voluntary workouts.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB