From concern to alarm: the explosion of cases of coronavirus covid-19, whose new strain has the United Kingdom in serious difficulties, has reached football.
Although it is not yet a formal initiative, the heads of the clubs view with great concern the cases of Sheffield United, which reported 18 positive cases, and the previous ones of Manchester City, which could not play its game against Everton due to 7 new cases. height does not know if he will also have to postpone the duel against Chelsea.
Sheffield’s game against Brunley was played, as did Southampton’s against West Ham, despite the fact that the coach, Ralph Hassenhuttl, isolated himself at home after a family member tested positive.
But now it is Fulham that has reported a number of positive cases ahead of their game against Tottenham, although a postponement request has yet to be made. Memories of Newcastle, also affected by a massive contagion that forced him to reschedule a game, are not so distant. And so the cases are happening …
The anguish happens because a historical record of covid-19 cases has been reached in the 1,479 tests carried out between December 21 and 23.
It is speculated that a new strain of covid-19 could originate in the United Kingdom that would be more contagious, which has the health authorities and of course football on alert. According to the British press, there is already talk in private meetings of setting a two-week break as a protection measure for all the protagonists of the show.
For now, all that has been done is reviewing the protocols to see if stricter controls can be established, but the results do not invite optimism.
However, a radical decision is not ruled out before the British Government itself makes a radical decision that forces the tournament to stop. The difficulties of the pandemic continue to be a headache.
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