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13 representatives of Riga «Dinamo» were infected with Covid-19; two games canceled / Article / LSM.lv

The disease with Covid-19 was confirmed yesterday by 13 people related to the hockey club Riga “Dinamo”, a representative of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) Ilze Arāja confirmed to LETA.

Of the 188 cases diagnosed yesterday, 13 cases were detected in people who returned from Belarus. Arāja confirmed that these cases were detected in one team, although it did not specify whether there were only players among the patients or other people related to the team.

“Dinamo” hockey players returned home from a four-game tour, which from October 3 to 11 included games with Kaspars Daugaviņš represented by the Moscow region “Vitjaz”, “Sochi”, Helsinki “Jokerit” and Minsk “Dinamo”.

The team’s Facebook page also states that due to new infections, the team will not be able to play the next KHL regular championship games, as it has to comply with the quarantine regime. For this reason, the home games against the Vitjaz and Metallurg teams scheduled for October 17 and 19 will not take place on these dates.

“Currently, both” Dinamo Rīga “youth team HK” Rīga “, which plays in the Russian Youth League (MHL) championship, and farm club HK” Zemgale / LLU “, which plays in the OHL (Latvian championship) are in quarantine, therefore it is not possible to complete the line-up. to be able to participate in KHL championship games, “informed” Dinamo “.

As reported, last day for the second day in a row registered to date, the largest number of new cases of Covid-19 – 188 infected, according to data compiled by the SPC.

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