6 players in the English Premier league have tested positive for coronavirus

SIX Premier League players three clubs test positive for coronavirus and are forced to self-isolate for a week along with staff… but stars and clubs remain anonymous after 748 tests.

It comes after Premier League clubs unanimously agreed the protocols for small group training to resume on Monday and they will gather again on May 26 to discuss protocols for contact training.

Concerning the Six players test positive for coronavirus.

A Premier League statement read: ‘The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 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.’

Those results mean only 0.8 per cent of the tests carried out were positive in a boost to the Premier League’s plans to get up and running.
Premier League clubs are now permitted to conduct group training sessions involving all individuals who return a negative test.

Sports news that Premier League has joined forces with the global health company that has been working with the Bundesliga to deliver testing.

The test itself involves a swab and a nasal sample that only goes around a centimetre up the nostril and is far less invasive than other tests that are used across the globe.

Clubs are now making tentative steps towards resuming the season. The return to training involves small groups of up to five players working together, while practising social distancing, with sessions to last no more than 75 minutes for any one player.

The Covid-19 tests were conducted on Sunday and Monday and are due to take place twice a week from now on. Forty tests will be carried out at each club in each training session.

The results come from the tests of 19 Premier League clubs, with one club testing on Tuesday. Those results will be included in the data from the second round of testing, which is due to be published on Saturday.