Russian Satellite News Agency reported on December 16 that NBA famous journalist Shams Charania released a message on Twitter on the 16th that the NBA found for the first time that a player was infected with the new crown Semikron variant strain. The NBA will not disclose any personal information about the case in accordance with the principle of respecting player privacy.
Shams Charania posted that the NBA found the first case of a new type of Aomi Kerong infection in a recent COVID-19 test. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) estimates that the new virus currently accounts for about 3 percent of all infections in the United States.
Previously, the NBA was in talks with the players' union to conduct more COVID-19 testing of players and had agreed to conduct further testing of players who did not have injections of booster needles. The NBA said the need for additional testing is evident as the Christmas and New Year holidays arrive. NBA players currently have a 97 percent vaccination rate, and 60 percent of players have a booster shot.
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