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cord-269566-mgzal1th	Carmody, Sean	When can professional sport recommence safely during the COVID-19 pandemic? Risk assessment and factors to consider	2020-05-07		.txt	text/plain	1409	92	54	Mass gatherings such as a large number of participants and particularly crowds attending sporting events likely increase risk of transmission of COVID-19. The WHO highlights five key factors in determining risk 10 : ► Will the event be held in a country that has documented active local transmission of COVID-19 (community spread)? If, for example, a match was postponed to August, was played behind closed doors, substantial but achievable mitigations including enhanced hygiene, social distancing where practical, the ability to test and contact trace were put in place and transmission was (for illustration) present but significantly less Editorial in the host country, then the risk from that event can be reduced to low. Discussion with government, local health authorities, event organisers and the participants could take place, regarding suitability to proceed and what other controls can further decrease risk ( figure 2) .	./cache/cord-269566-mgzal1th.txt	./txt/cord-269566-mgzal1th.txt