The positive player appeared in the friendly behind closed doors against Tottenham on Friday; Spurs confirm that no team member will have to isolate themselves
Last update: 14/06/20 13:24
A Norwich player – and another person in a Premier League club – tested positive for coronavirus in the last test round.
The player was one of two positive 1,200 tests and Sky Sports News I can confirm that he played in Friday’s friendly behind closed doors against Tottenham.
He has to isolate himself for seven days, which excludes him from the Norwich Premier League game against Southampton this Friday.
A Norwich statement read: “Norwich City can confirm that one of its players has achieved a positive result after the recent Covid-19 test round.
R1 – Six positive after 748 tests. Published May 19
R2 – Two positive after 996 tests. Published May 23
R3 – four positive after 1008 tests. Published on May 27th
R4 – Zero positive after 1130 tests. Published on May 30th
R5 – One positive after 1197 tests. Published on June 3rd
R6 – Zero positive after 1195. Published June 6
R7 – One positive after 1213 tests. Published on June 10th
R8 – Two positive after 1200 tests. Published on June 13th
“In line with Premier League protocols, the player will self-resolve for a period of seven days before being tested again later. The player must return a negative result before he can resume training.
“The club will not name the player in question and requests that their privacy and confidentiality request be respected at this time.”
Norwich beat Tottenham 2-1 on Friday, but players from both teams who may have come into contact with the player will not have to isolate themselves, as they are not believed to have been in contact long enough, according to government advice .
00:46 Emma Paton confirms that other players who may have come into contact with the Norwich player will not have to isolate themselves
Close contact is defined by the government as within two meters of someone who is a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more.
Tottenham reiterated that the Norwich player had no “close contact” with any of his team members during Friday’s friendly game and confirmed that his staff who play and don’t play will not have to isolate themselves for seven days.
A club statement read: “We continue to operate according to the strict guidelines outlined by the Premier League to avoid any risk of spreading the infection if someone else feels positive, including the practice of social distancing so as not to create” close contacts ” , which has been defined by the government as within two meters of a confirmed case for at least 15 minutes.
Friday’s friendly between Tottenham and Norwich was held behind closed doors on Hotspur Way
“This means that no other team member or staff should be forced to self-isolate themselves other than the person who returns a positive test result and members of his family.
“The Norwich player in question confirmed that he had no” close contact “with our team yesterday and our team also verified this.
“Our tests continued to return only negative results for COVID since a positive reading was confirmed almost two weeks ago.”
The latest coronavirus test results for Premier League clubs date back to the eighth round, which took place on Thursday and Friday. The first seven rounds of the Covid-19 tests returned 14 positive and 7,474 negative.
A Premier League statement read: “The Premier League today can confirm that 1200 players and club staff were tested for Covid-19 on Thursday 11 June and Friday 12 June. Of these, two tested positive by two clubs.
“The Premier League provides this aggregate information for the purpose of integrity and transparency of the competition. The League will not provide specific details about the clubs or individuals and the results will be made public after each trial.”
The top flight action in England will resume on Wednesday, when Aston Villa play at Sheffield United and Manchester City face Arsenal.
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