Two Fulham Players Test COVID-19 Positive in Latest Round of Testing

The small number of positive results is a further boost to the Championship's restart plans, with the competition hoping to resume next month.

Written by: India.com Sports Desk Edited by: Aditya Chauhan

Updated: May 28, 2020, 7:51 PM IST

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Two players from Fulham have tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of results that the English Football League Championship club announced on Thursday. The English Football League said tests were carried out on 1,030 players and staff between Monday and Wednesday. Three individuals tested positive from two clubs.

“Those players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate in line with the guidelines provided by the EFL and only those who have tested negative will be permitted to enter training ground facilities,” the English Football League (EFL) said in a statement.

“Both players, who shall remain unnamed due to medical confidentiality, are now self-isolating in line with league and government guidance,” Fulham said in their statement.

Apart from the two Fulham players, only one more positive test has come thus far. The EFL hopes for a resumption of the season next month.

At Premier League level, four individuals from three clubs were found to be COVID-19 positive in the testing round conducted on Monday and Tuesday, which included 1,008 tests.

After the second round of league-wide testing for COVID-19 by Fulham players and staff, we can confirm that two players have tested positive for Coronavirus. #FFC

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) May 28, 2020

“The Premier League can today confirm that on Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May, 1008 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, four have tested positive from three clubs,” a league statement said on Wednesday.

“Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days.”

Top-flight clubs voted unanimously in favour of a return to contact training on Wednesday and are meeting again on Thursday to discuss wider issues such as the restart date, the rebate to broadcasters.