{"id":553686,"date":"2020-06-13T17:47:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=553686"},"modified":"2020-06-13T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:47:30","slug":"two-premier-league-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-latest-round-of-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/13\/two-premier-league-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-latest-round-of-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Premier League Players Test Positive for Coronavirus in Latest Round of Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two Premier League players have tested positive for Coronavirus in the league&#8217;s latest round of testing. Bottom club Norwich City have confirmed that they received one of the positive tests but have not revealed who the player is. Neither the second player or their club has been confirmed.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Premier League Players Test Positive for Coronavirus<\/h2>\n<h3>Norwich Player Self-Isolating<\/h3>\n<p>Norwich have confirmed that their player is self-isolating, in line with the current government guidelines. They will be in that isolation period for seven days and they must return a positive test before they are allowed to return to training.<\/p>\n<p>The self-isolation period means they will miss Norwich&#8217;s game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/southampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southampton<\/a> next Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Norwich City can confirm that one of its players has returned a positive test result following the recent round of COVID-19 testing<\/p>\n<p>In line with the Premier League\u2019s protocols, the player will now self-isolate for a period of seven days before being tested again at a later date<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorwichCityFC\/status\/1271911163681480706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Eighth Round of Testing Complete<\/h3>\n<p>This latest round of testing was the eighth conducted by the Premier League. There were 1,200 tests conducted.<\/p>\n<p>The first seven rounds of testing returned 14 positive tests and 7,474 negative tests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<br \/>\n2 positive (2 clubs) from 1200 tests in R8 of PL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COVID19<\/a> testing<\/p>\n<p>Follows<br \/>\n1 positive from 1213<br \/>\n1 positive from 1197<br \/>\n0 positive from 1130<br \/>\n4 positive (3 clubs) from 1008<br \/>\n2 positive (2 clubs) from 996<br \/>\n6 positive (3 clubs) from 748<\/p>\n<p>Total 16 from 8687 tests<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1271910274442891265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>One Week to Go<\/h3>\n<p>The Premier League returns this week when <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a> visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>There is then a one-day gap before Norwich&#8217;s home game against Southampton and the fixture between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> is the first game on Saturday before <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> host Arsenal. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham United<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bournemouth<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a> finish off the day&#8217;s action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea&#8217;s<\/a> first game back will be a trip to Aston Villa on Sunday and the evening finishes with the Merseyside Derby between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"qG7er-fAT35LVIdahJU0Qw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; 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Bottom club Norwich City have confirmed that they received one of the positive tests but have not revealed who the player is. Neither the second player or their club has been confirmed. 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