Players of Bournemouth test positive after second round Epl covid-19 test
The club have not named the players, who will self-isolate
for seven days before being tested again.
According to the second batch of tests on Saturday, result shown
by the Premier League, comes with a total of two people from two separate clubs
testing positive. Six positive tests were returned from the first phase of
testing.
A total of test run were 996 tests were carried out, with
the number of tests available to each club increased from 40 to 50.
"Medical confidentiality means the player's name will
not be released, and the club asks for this to be respected in a statement,
Bournemouth said
"In accordance with Premier League COVID-19 protocols
regarding positive tests, he will self-isolate for a period of seven days
before being tested again at a later date.
"Following strict adherence of the Premier League's
return to training regulations, the club's training ground remains a safe
working environment for players and backroom staff, who will continue to be tested
for Covid-19 twice per week."
All clubs have carried out two rounds of testing, with clubs
due to take part in a third round on Monday and Tuesday. Eight positive tests
have been returned out of a total of 1,744 tests conducted in the first two rounds,
which equates to 0.45 per cent of the tests coming back positive.
Watford's Adrian Mariappa and two members of the club's
non-playing staff, as well as Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan, were among
the six positive tests for coronavirus in the first round of Premier League
testing.
Those six were not included in the latest figures as they
are still within their seven-day isolation period. A total of 748 tests were
conducted in the first round of testing last Sunday and Monday.
Two new positive results out of nearly 1,000 tests will
provide further encouragement for the Premier League as it moves tentatively
towards 'Project Restart'.
These latest figures again show that coronavirus is not
widespread in all 20 clubs at the moment, at least not amongst an average of 47
people tested per club in the second round.
The fact there are any positive tests must be taken
seriously and those two individuals must self-isolate for seven days before
they take a further COVID-19 test.
They cannot attend the training ground and their clubs will
want to establish what contact those individuals had with other people, in
particular in the same household.
In theory, they should have not have come into close contact
with anyone outside their household since March, under the government's social
distancing rules.
It is important to highlight there have been 1,736 negative
results in the first two rounds, around 99.5 per cent.
Up to 50 people from each club are now being tested in each
round, twice a week, after a request by clubs.
Monday and Tuesday, is set aside for the third round of
tests which are due to take place ahead of a key vote on Wednesday over contact
training, subject to government approval.
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