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Arizona soccer regrouping after ‘baffling’ false positive COVID-19 tests

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Arizona soccer coach Tony Amato wasn’t surprised when seven members of his program tested positive for coronavirus in early September. He knows how contagious it can be.

“My thought was like, ‘yeah, this virus finds people,”’ he said. “And even if you’re following protocols, we’re still going to gas stations and grocery stores and things like that, so maybe they just picked it up there, you know? There’s people back on campus and it’s possible.”

His players weren’t willing to accept it so easily. They insisted they had done everything right to avoid exposure. Dr.