[oldalum]

There's a shocker:  The NYT runs a story on pro athletes who actually experienced symptoms.  Does the article identify the total number of pro athletes that have tested positive?  The subset of that total that were hospitalized?  The subset of that number that experienced symptoms?  The time to recover from the symptoms for these athletes. . . .
I think this is pretty relevant data in terms of evaluating the marginal risk of engaging in the activity.  

I would be cautious about assuming that asymptomatic infection = no harm. Imaging studies show pneumonitis (pneumonia) in asymptomatic patients, and a unique characteristic of covid-19 pneumonitis is that people can be impressively hypoxemic and not realize it. Whether that will result in permanent lung damage is not yet known. But even a minor decrement in lung function, while meaningless to a schmoe like me, might affect athletic performance in many sports. If I was an elite athlete--which I'm sure I am in an alternate universe--I would strongly want not to be infected.

[oldalum]

There's a shocker:  The NYT runs a story on pro athletes who actually experienced symptoms.  Does the article identify the total number of pro athletes that have tested positive?  The subset of that total that were hospitalized?  The subset of that number that experienced symptoms?  The time to recover from the symptoms for these athletes. . . .
I think this is pretty relevant data in terms of evaluating the marginal risk of engaging in the activity.  

I would be cautious about assuming that asymptomatic infection = no harm. Imaging studies show pneumonitis (pneumonia) in asymptomatic patients, and a unique characteristic of covid-19 pneumonitis is that people can be impressively hypoxemic and not realize it. Whether that will result in permanent lung damage is not yet known. But even a minor decrement in lung function, while meaningless to a schmoe like me, might affect athletic performance in many sports. If I was an elite athlete--which I'm sure I am in an alternate universe--I would strongly want not to be infected.