ATLANTA (AP) - As part of the plan to restart its season next month, the NBA is preparing to test hundreds of players, coaches and others for the coronavirus each night inside a “basketball bubble” — a space at the Disney complex near Orlando, Florida, with extra protection against the disease.Test results will be expected back the next morning, before the day’s practices and games begin.
That sort of rapid turnaround is the gold standard for tracking a highly contagious disease that is on the rise again in parts of the country.
Yet an Associated Press survey of selected U.S. states shows the benchmark is rarely met for the general public.Having access to quick test results will play an important role in resuming sporting events, keeping.