By AFPMore by this AuthorMONTREALThe World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) issued new guidelines on Friday to facilitate continued testing amid the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. Wada's latest guidelines advise anti-doping organizations to make sure that sample collectors are free from any symptoms of illness. If test collection personnel are found to have contracted the virus, athletes they tested should be informed and vice versa, Wada said. Wada said anti-doping organizations should continue to obtain information on whereabouts of athletes normally gathered to facilitate out-of-competition testing. With some Wada accredited laboratories already closed and others likely to follow suit, WADA said testing organizations should contact the Montreal-based organization for information on what labs might be able to receive samples.

Source: Daily Nation March 21, 2020 00:00 UTC