[PR #8641/0a88bab backport][3.10] Fix WebSocket ping tasks being prematurely garbage collected

[bdraco]

(cherry picked from commit 0a88bab)

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 97.68%. Comparing base (68e8496) to head (ba50518).
Report is 204 commits behind head on 3.10.

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+ Hits        33063    33119      +56     
+ Misses        588      587       -1     
+ Partials      201      199       -2     

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