Coronavirus Outbreak: Six people from three different clubs test positive for COVID-19, confirms Premier League
The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of the return to small group training.
The Premier League said on Tuesday that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals.
The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of the return to small group training.
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“Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days,” the league said in a statement.
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“The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
“No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and results will be made public in this way after each round of testing.”
On Monday, the Premier League voted to allow clubs to begin small group, non-contact training with some clubs returning on Tuesday.
The league will decide early next week when to allow contact training as it looks for a June restart to the season which was halted on 13 March.
On Saturday, Germany’s top-flight became the first major European league to return to action.
The Bundesliga returned 10 positives out of 1,700 tests, on 4 May, ahead of its return to training.
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