The Premier League released the first batch of new coronavirus test results on the 19th. Among The 748 players and club staff involved in the test, 6 of them tested positive.
Xinhua News Agency, London, May 19 (Reporter Zhang Wei) the Premier League announced the results of the first batch of new coronavirus tests on the 19th. Among The 748 players and club staff involved in the tests, six people tested positive. Since the afternoon of that day, the Premier League club has been allowed to carry out small-scale and no physical contact training.
In order to gradually resume training and restart the league, the Premier League has launched a collective test on the club since last weekend. According to BBC News, each club has 40 test indicators, but some clubs do not use them all. The Norwich City Club was tested only on the 19th, so the results have not yet been released.
The Premier League confirmed in a statement on the same day: “On the 17th and 18th, a total of 748 players and club staff were tested for the new coronavirus, of which 6 positive results came from 3 clubs. People who have positive test results will be isolated for 7 days from now on.”
Then, Burnley club announced that the team assistant coach Wayne tested positive. Warn has no symptoms and will be tested again on the 25th after isolation at home.
The Premier League club voted unanimously to resume small-scale training on the 18th. According to the plan, each club will conduct a new coronavirus test twice a week, and the detailed rules in the first stage of training plan also include disinfection of all equipment in the club training base, train no more than 5 players in each group, the duration is no more than 75 minutes, and the players always maintain a 2-meter social distance with others, etc.
The Premier League was suspended on March 13 due to the epidemic, and it is currently planned to restart in June.