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The president of the FIA ​​Medical Commission, Gérard Saillant , explained on Wednesday that they are working on the health protocol to resume the competition, and ruled out that a Grand Prix has to be canceled because there is a positive case for COVID-19.

"The situation has evolved from Australia. We have rapid response tests to confirm the diagnosis, isolate and evaluate people who have been in contact with a positive case. In my opinion the Grand Prix would not be canceled. It is as if you were telling me that the subway is closed because a traveler has tested positive, "he said in an interview with the French newspaper L'Équipe, in response to a possible positive in the middle of a GP.

The 'Grand Circus' plans to resume competition on July 5 at the Austrian Grand Prix and each event will have its protocol. "We rely on many national studies, especially soccer. F1 is an international sport and you have to manage many aspects. Each country has different regulations, the situation of the circuit, of the hotels, will also influence. If the track is in the country, things are different from those in the city, "he said.

On the other hand, the head of the FIA ​​Medical Commission noted that all necessary precautions will be taken. "In the circuit we will not put people at risk. In the paddock there are ways to verify more or less regularly, either by PCR test or by temperature," he explained.

"All these precautions would allow between 1,000 and 2,000 people within the circuit. We will repeat the tests at a rate that has yet to be defined with local authorities and the WHO," he added, insisting on "limiting the risks."

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