In the latest rounds of testing, 2,295 coronavirus tests were administered, with 40 positive cases being detected. This is an increase of 18 positive cases from the previous week. What’s even more concerning for Premier League officials is the fact that this equals a total of 58 positive COVID cases in a two-week period; a stark increase from the 18 cases detected in the previous two-week period.

This news comes as the United Kingdom has been placed on a nationwide lockdown as a new, more transmissible strain of COVID-19 has begun to surge across the country. While professional sports are allowed to continue, the Premier League has been subject to match cancellations along with a coronavirus outbreak among the Fulham squad, which caused their game with Burnley to be called off.

The Premier League expressed its confidence in an official statement, explaining: “With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the League continues to have confidence in its COVID-19 protocols, fully backed by the government, to enable fixtures to be played as scheduled.”

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The decision is a result of a conference call between league officials, club representatives, and medical experts in which they laid out a plan for players to start training again.

According to the plan, the training will be limited to small groups, and the players will have to respect the social distancing rule. Also, there will be no contact training at this stage.

“This first stage has been agreed in consultation with players, managers, Premier League club doctors, independent experts and the Government,” said the Premier League officials in a statement. “Strict medical protocols of the highest standard will ensure everyone returns to training in the safest environment possible.”

The exact return of Premier League soccer is still to be determined, although the league and clubs hope to have first games on June 12th. However, this will mostly depend on the health situation and the fitness of the players.

“We haven’t changed the start date; we have to be flexible about it,” said Premier League chief executive Richard Masters. “What we don’t want to do is continually to move that start date. So, we haven’t changed it but we need to be flexible and acknowledge we’re in a step-by-step process.”

The return of Premier League clubs to training follows the German Bundesliga’s decision to resume its competition last weekend. Bundesliga became the first major soccer league to continue the 2019/20 season after suspension due to coronavirus pandemic. Similar decisions are expected by Italian Seria A and Spanish La Liga. 

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In the latest rounds of testing, 2,295 coronavirus tests were administered, with 40 positive cases being detected. This is an increase of 18 positive cases from the previous week. What’s even more concerning for Premier League officials is the fact that this equals a total of 58 positive COVID cases in a two-week period; a stark increase from the 18 cases detected in the previous two-week period.

This news comes as the United Kingdom has been placed on a nationwide lockdown as a new, more transmissible strain of COVID-19 has begun to surge across the country. While professional sports are allowed to continue, the Premier League has been subject to match cancellations along with a coronavirus outbreak among the Fulham squad, which caused their game with Burnley to be called off.

The Premier League expressed its confidence in an official statement, explaining: “With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the League continues to have confidence in its COVID-19 protocols, fully backed by the government, to enable fixtures to be played as scheduled.”

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The decision is a result of a conference call between league officials, club representatives, and medical experts in which they laid out a plan for players to start training again.

According to the plan, the training will be limited to small groups, and the players will have to respect the social distancing rule. Also, there will be no contact training at this stage.

“This first stage has been agreed in consultation with players, managers, Premier League club doctors, independent experts and the Government,” said the Premier League officials in a statement. “Strict medical protocols of the highest standard will ensure everyone returns to training in the safest environment possible.”

The exact return of Premier League soccer is still to be determined, although the league and clubs hope to have first games on June 12th. However, this will mostly depend on the health situation and the fitness of the players.

“We haven’t changed the start date; we have to be flexible about it,” said Premier League chief executive Richard Masters. “What we don’t want to do is continually to move that start date. So, we haven’t changed it but we need to be flexible and acknowledge we’re in a step-by-step process.”

The return of Premier League clubs to training follows the German Bundesliga’s decision to resume its competition last weekend. Bundesliga became the first major soccer league to continue the 2019/20 season after suspension due to coronavirus pandemic. Similar decisions are expected by Italian Seria A and Spanish La Liga. 

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