Roland-Garros doctor explains the reasons for Dzumhur's exclusion

Damir Dzumhur was excluded from qualifying for Roland-Garros.

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Questioned by the coach of Damir Dzumhur about the Covid-19 test protocol after the exclusion of his player from qualifying, the organization of Roland-Garros was quick to react.

In charge of the tournament's health protocol, Doctor Montalvan explained to the newspaper

the reasons for the exclusion of the Bosnian, whose coach had tested positive for the coronavirus but who nevertheless claimed to have contracted the disease as early as the month of July.

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“Someone who has developed the disease has developed an immunity which most likely will cause them to be PCR positive several times.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no, it's like that, he explains.

Our protocol, decided in relation with the ARS and the ministry, and with our scientific committee, decreed that it is not proven that someone who has antibodies cannot transmit the virus and have it again. .

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“For us, it is only the PCR that is important.

We wrote it, the players read and signed it.

If a coach sleeps in the same room as his player, he knows that if he tests positive, the player will be in contact.

And that's why we wrote in the protocol that we advised against sharing a room, ”concluded the doc 'of the tournament.

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