Twenty two ! This is the number of Covid-19 positive cases recorded in the Mexican club Cruz Azul. Among these 22 cases, all asymptomatic, 8 concern the male professional team and 14 the female team, according to the Mexican League (Liga MX).
“On June 24, new tests of the Covid-19 were carried out on the players and the management of the first team. The assessment is 8 positive cases and 7 indeterminate results ” , said the Liga MX in a statement regarding the men’s team. In women, two outcomes are also unknown.
While the men’s team is currently preparing its preseason outside the Mexican capital, the club has decided to transfer its infected players to the capital “To keep them in solitary confinement”, clarified the Liga MX. The footballers tested positive are “Under observation”.
A recovery scheduled for early July
Competition is set to resume in early July in Mexico, after a four-month hiatus, with a closed-door friendly tournament between eight teams, the revenue from TV rights of which will go to the children of healthcare workers who died during the pandemic.
The Mexican Cup must take place behind closed doors from July 3 to 19. The eight teams (Club América, Atlas, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Pumas, Tigres and Toluca) will be divided into two groups, one based in Zapopan (center), the other in Mexico City.
With 25,779 deaths, for about 208,392 total infections, according to government figures released on Friday, Mexico has exceeded all of its original Covid-19 forecasts and has been forced to postpone its economic stimulus packages. .
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