UNVAXXED NBA PLAYERS BANNED SA CANADA

ANKARA – Simula sa Enero ay bawal nang pumasok sa Canada ang unvaccinated NBA players.

“NBA informed teams today that unvaccinated players will no longer be allowed to travel to Toronto to play games beginning on January 15,” tweet ni NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski nitong Martes.

“New Canadian law mandates that all visitors entering the country be vaccinated,” aniya.

Sa 30 NBA basketball teams, ang  Raptors lamang ang naka-base sa Canada, at ang nalalabi ay sa US.

“Teams must furnish the league office with a list of unvaccinated players by Friday,” pahayag ni Wojnarowski, tinukoy ang isang NBA memo.

“The NBA says 97 percent of its players are vaccinated, and sources say more than 60 percent have received booster shots,” dagdag pa niya.

“If a player can’t show proof of full vaccination and misses a game in Toronto, he would be subject to reduction of compensation and may be subject to fine, suspension, or other action,” sabi ni Shams Charania, isa pang league insider, sa Twitter.

Ang bagong border measures ng Canada ay maaar ring makaapekto sa  ice hockey games ng US/Canadian NHL at Major League Soccer (MLS) matches, dahil may pitong  Canadian ice hockey teams at tatlong  professional Canadian football clubs.

Ang NHL teams sa Canada ay kinabibilangan ng Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, at Vancouver Canucks.

Ang CF Montreal, Toronto FC, at Vancouver Whitecaps ay pawang naglalaro sa MLS, na siyang top professional soccer league sa US at  Canada.

Noong Nobyembre ay inanunsiyo ng Canada na ipatutupad nito sa susunod na taon ang bagong anti-virus measures para sa foreign travelers.

“As of Jan. 15, certain groups of travelers, who are currently exempt from entry requirements, will only be allowed to enter the country if they are fully vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved for entry into Canada,” pahayag ng Canadian Public Health Agency, at idinagdag na sakop ng bagong kautusan ang lahat ng indibidwal na papasok sa bansa, kabilang ang professional at amateur athletes.   (Anadolu)