{"id":13884,"date":"2020-05-20T08:18:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T08:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=13884"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T09:43:48","slug":"six-epl-players-staff-test-positive-for-coronavirus-amid-resumption-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=13884","title":{"rendered":"Six EPL players, staff test positive for coronavirus amid resumption plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Six players and staff across three Premier League clubs have tested positive for coronavirus amid plans for the competition to resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The English topflight had been on suspension since March following the coronavirus outbreak, with talks going on as to returning to the games in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The six new cases were discovered after a total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested between Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unnamed players or staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The league, which had previously identified 12 June for matches to possibly start again, has 92 fixtures left to wrap up the season, with Liverpool leading the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squads in the league started non-contact training from Tuesday after the clubs unanimously agreed on it on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the German Bundesliga<\/a> became the first major European football league to restart after the coronavirus shutdown when it resumed behind closed doors over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Few leagues like the Scottish Premiership, the French Ligue 1 and the Belgian Pro League have all ended the season prematurely because of coronavirus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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