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WWE VENUES BEING INVESTIGATED AS COVID-19 HOTSPOTS IN FLORIDA, WWE RESPONDS

WFTV channel 9 in Florida is reporting that The Orange County Department of Health is asking the Orlando's COVID-19 Strike Team to look into a list of 17 businesses the disease may be spreading.

The list of 17 businesses include three locations WWE has been using to tape television since the pandemic took hold:

-The Amway Arena (aka the WWE Thunderdome)

-The WWE Performance Center (aka the Capitol Wrestling Center)

-Full Sail University (which was being used by WWE for NXT tapings.  WWE is no longer using the location)

WWE issued the following statement to WFTV in response:

 “WWE is not open to the public, but rather operating on a closed set with only essential personnel in attendance. As part of on-going weekly testing protocols, Aventus Labs have administered more than 10,000 PCR tests to WWE performers, employees, production staff and crew resulting in only 1.5 percent positive cases as compared to the current national average of more than 5%. Additionally, extensive contact tracing takes place and impacted individuals are placed in 14-day quarantine and then only cleared after they test negative.”

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