MANILA, Philippines — Foreign teams playing in the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers in Clark, Pampanga would be subjected to five swab tests at most following the sport’s governing body in regulating the spread of COVID-19 during the competition.
Butch Antonio, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilpiinas executive director, said the national teams of South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Chinese-Taipei, Japan, and China were subjected to RT-PCR testing three times in their respective countries before flying to the Philippines.
Those teams, along with the Philippines, will then be tested once more upon arrival at Quest Hotel which would serve as the competition’s official lodging for the duration of t…
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