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Blackburn captain and two Fulham players test positive for COVID-19
May 28, 2020
Three people, including two Fulham players have tested positive for the coronavirus following the latest round of tests carried out by the English Football League (EFL).
The EFL can confirm that 1,030 players and club staff have been tested over the course of Monday 25, Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 May, with three individuals testing positive from two clubs," the EFL said on Thursday.
According to government directives, the positive tests will now self-isolate, with the negatives allowed to enter training facilities, as England continues to push on for a restart to top-flight football.
It is reported the other positive case is Blackburn Rovers Midfielder, Elliot Bennet. The 31-year-old is asymptomatic and will now self-isolate at home for seven days.
"It's not a big deal at all. It's the people who are seriously ill in hospital that we need to worry about, not footballers who are fit and healthy," said Bennet.
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Four more players and club staff from the English Premier League (EPL) tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, May 25.
The Premier League confirmed 1008 players and club staff were tested for Covid-19. Of these, four tested positive from three clubs.
Players or club staff who have tested positive will have self-isolated for a period of seven days.
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