COVID-19 Coronavirus Update from Sport Medicine Advisory Committee: Apr 15, 2020 »

COVID-19 Coronavirus Update from Sport Medicine Advisory Committee: Apr 15, 2020

The content includes the following – “ A recent study by a Belgian and Dutch group looked at air flow and particles when exercising. On the basis of these lab controlled

(no prevailing wind etc) results the scientist advises that for walking the distance of people moving in the same direction in one line should be at least

4-5 meters, for running and slow biking it should be 10 meters and for hard biking at least 20 meters.  Also, when passing someone it is advised to already

be in a different lane at considerable distance (e.g. 20 meters for biking)

Canada's Sport Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) consists of medical experts from sport in Canada and is comprised of members of Own The Podium, the Candaian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the COPSI Network (Canadian Sport Institutes & Centres)

This group will be releasing updates regarding the COVID-19 Coronavirus approximately every two days. Please check these emails as they come in for the latest updates and feel free to share with your network.

Further Resources:

Canadian Sport Institute Pacific has also now put up a single page on our website that features all the latest updates, as well as resources relating to sport and COVID-19 that athletes, coaches and our NSO & PSO partners may find useful.  These will be updated regularly here:

Further Questions:

Further information about COVID-19 may be obtained from your NSO Chief Medical Officer or Team Physician, or the Chief Medical Officers of the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee.