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NBA USES BLING TO DIAGNOSES COVID-19
The NBA is planning to restart its regular season on July 30th. In addition to self-isolating the players to Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, the league is adding a new C19 diagnosis device to helping contain the spread of coronavirus. The NBA is planning to use Oura smart rings to predict a COVID-19 diagnosis. West Virginia University conducted a study in which the biometric data obtained from the Oura can predict the onset of COVID-19 symptoms in 3 days by a rate of 90%. The league is using social distancing, and restricting player access up until the start of the season and it looks like technology will be used to keep players playing on the court.
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