The Premier League have confirmed that they have received six positive coronavirus tests from three clubs in the first phase of mass testings across the 20 clubs in the Premier League.
Players and Club staff of these clubs have been told to self-isolate for seven days with the Premier League providing information for purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
REPORT: Premier League Have Received Six Positive Coronavirus Tests
Mass Testing
A total of 748 tests have been conducted over the weekend and it is very unclear whether they include players, non-playing staff or the combination of both.
Anyone who tests positive for the coronavirus from now on has to self-isolate for seven days and cannot attend the club training ground until they finish self-isolating.
The Premier League have not stated which clubs and players tested positive due to data protection rules.
Premier League clubs are expected to take part in the second phase of mass testing later this week.
The data released on Tuesday reflects 19 Premier League clubs, with the last club undergoing testing on Tuesday.
All figures will be included in the results of the second round of testing due to be published on Saturday.
Premier League Statement
The Premier League released the following statement: “The Premier League can today confirm that on Sunday, May 17 and Monday, May 18, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19.
“Of these, six have tested positive from three clubs. Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days.
“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.”
Project Restart
Premier League clubs look to be returning back to training by next week. Watford captain Troy Deeney thinks it’s far too early.
Officials are optimistic about the Premier League restarting in June with clubs enabling training following social distancing guidelines and training in small groups.
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