Washington adopts new rules for high contact youth sports after COVID outbreak

State health officials issued new rules for high contact indoor sports after several wrestling teams across multiple schools and counties were involved in a COVID-19 outbreak.

The new measures apply to all indoor, high contact sports, including basketball, wrestling, water polo, and competitive cheer, effective immediately:

Required testing of all athletes, coaches, trainers, and support personnel, regardless of vaccination status. Increased testing frequency to three times per week. At least one test must occur no sooner than the day before a competition; ideally on the day of the event.

Additionally, the state Department of Health reminds people that all K-12 sporting events require that spectators at indoor

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