The Calgary Flames said that no players or support staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
This is the first time the team has not recorded a positive test since Dec. 12. Calgary currently has 19 players in the league’s COVID-19 protocol and has had all their games postponed through to Christmas.
Flames head physician Dr. Ian Auld said the COVID-19 outbreak on the team that caused the postponement of six games has at least three confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, and he’s “never seen transmission on this level.”
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“Overwhelmingly, our cases so far have been either asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic,” said Auld.
“We do have a few people, somewhere between four and six, and a lot of cases are in evolution so it may change, that have had moderate symptoms. Chills, fevers, fatigue, but turning the corner quickly, in 36 to 48 hours.
“It’s very reassuring for, hopefully the world, but certainly us as a group.”
The Flames next scheduled game would be on Dec. 27 against the Edmonton Oilers.
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