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How did Whoop detect COVID-19 in PGA Tour player Nick Watney?
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01Whoop Live overlays heart rate, calories, and strain on video, and is part of a five-year PGA Tour deal aimed at player health and fan engagement. source →
02Whoop's peer-reviewed research found an elevated respiratory rate caught roughly 80% of COVID-19 cases among tested members; Nick Watney's rate jumped from a steady 14 to 18.5 breaths per minute. source →
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And Nick Watney, who is one of the professional golfers who had worn loop for a long time, test negative for COVID-19 on a Tuesday, the tournaments on a Thursday, he plays in the tournament on Thursday, wakes up on Friday and looks at his whoop data, right?
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