While other teams around Major League Baseball have seen their rosters hit by positive COVID-19 tests, the Cubs have thus far been able to escape with no issues in summer camp.

The intake process for the players began early last week and the Cubs now have a full week of summer camp workouts under their belt. Through multiple rounds of testing, no Cubs player has tested positive for the coronavirus as of Thursday.

That’s obviously the goal as baseball works its way back following a three-and-a-half-month shutdown.

At the outset of summer camp, the Cubs players got together for an open discussion about boundaries, expectations and what they felt was acceptable behavior in the new world.

“Coming into camp, you don’t know what to expect,” Kyle Schwarber said. “You got guys all over the country and everyone’s trying to stay prepared for the season any way that they can. This virus can just pop up out of nowhere and get ya.

“To see the way that we haven’t had any tests come back positive, that’s unbelievable. I think it’s just a testament to what our guys did off the field, taking this seriously, knowing that we could do something special here and we’re gonna need every single guy in it the end of the day. We’re not gonna take any unnecessary risks to put ourselves in jeopardy.”

With Opening Day two weeks away, David Ross is proud of the commitment and sense of responsibility his players have shown in taking all the safety precautions seriously.

When asked Thursday afternoon how he unwinds after a long day at the ballpark, he made sure to shoot down any notion that the Cubs are being reckless — “We’re not going into bars,” he said.

One of the words Ross stressed when he was hired was “accountability” and he is encouraged by the way the players are policing themselves.

“These guys have done a good job of being prepared. They’ve done a good job of staying in the so-called bubble we’re trying to create amongst our group and enjoy one another and know that we’re coming to a safe zone here,” Ross said. “To their credit, they’ve continued to create what their standard is as a group. When you get the players to start buying into what we need to do to win — especially in this environment that we’re dealing with this year — it’s extremely powerful.

“So they continue to talk about the do’s and don’t’s between them. I hear about ’em — they come and ask me my input on certain areas and we have a nice dialogue. That will continue to grow and move as we move forward.”

Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy also serves as a great resource for the players after his battle with COVID-19.

Hottovy, who just turned 39 Thursday, shared his powerful story last week of how the virus affected him and his family.

He also has been impressed with how the players have responded.

“The way they’re talking about this as a group, the way we’re all kind of openly sharing our concerns with everything, I think it’s important,” Hottovy said. “The No. 1 thing we’re trying to encourage here is just guys to be open and share. That’s a big reason why I wanted my story heard is because I want them to have the freedom to come to me. We want them to have the freedom to go over to our doctors and ask questions and get on the same page with this whole thing because we’re all in this together.

“I believe that these guys are doing the right things, that we’re focused on the right things. Just excited for the fact that we’re going through these processes and we’re all stressed out about a lot of the things that we need to do right, but in the end, we get through those doors, we get on the field and we’re just playing baseball. And that’s back to really what we enjoy doing.”