Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain

Daily Mail  

A Football League club today claimed the new coronavirus strain is behind a squad outbreak that has seen two members of management and five players test positive. The club's physio Matt Byard said the speed of the transmission and the 'data and symptom profile' confirmed the cases at the club were the new strain of the virus. The club's physio Matt Byard said the speed of the transmission and the 'data and symptom profile' confirmed the cases at the club were the new strain of the virus Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadium is pictured during a match against Hull City last month 'We still have stringent protocols in place in terms of use of the dressing-rooms, I might add. EFL brings in revised protocols for clubs The English Football League is bringing in a series of revised protocols following the emergence of the new strain of coronavirus, which are thought to include: Time spent in any indoor environment to be kept at an absolute minimum Clubs to carefully review the use of gyms, changing facilities, showers and catering facilities Multiple coaches or individual car use recommended to travel to matches Limit social contact with anyone outside of a household bubble over Christmas 'We are doing things the right way.

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Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns
5 months ago

Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A top official said the number of people testing positive for Covid across 84 countries …

Covid cases in UK are rising again: 1 in 35 people in England now infected
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid cases in UK are rising again: 1 in 35 people in England now infected

Hindustan Times  

Coronavirus cases are rising in the UK with infections increasing in all regions in England in the last week, except the northeast, Sky News reported quoting government experts. This marks the fourth consecutive increase in infections in England as the estimated number of people testing positive for Covid was 1,513,700, equating to 2.78 per cent of the population. "Infections have …

Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In England, the estimated number of people testing positive was …

Covid restrictions could return if rising cases make NHS backlog worse
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid restrictions could return if rising cases make NHS backlog worse

The Telegraph  

NHS organisations in Sussex, Norfolk and Norwich and the Midlands said the increase in cases in their communities necessitated a return to mask-wearing. The number of people in hospital in England who have tested positive for Covid has climbed to its highest level for nearly three months. However, while patient numbers are up week-on-week by 25 per cent, the rate …

Covid cases in England rise for first time since end of MARCH
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid cases in England rise for first time since end of MARCH

Daily Mail  

England’s Covid outbreak has risen in size for the first time since March, according to official figures that have prompted doom-mongering experts to warn the next wave is on its way. Office for National Statistics statisticians estimate 797,500 people in England had Covid each day during the week ending June 2 Separate figures today show recent fall in the number …

Covid-19: NHS Adds Nine New Symptoms To The Official List In UK
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: NHS Adds Nine New Symptoms To The Official List In UK

News 18  

We have been tackling the coronavirus pandemic for two years now, and every few months, with the arrival of a new variant, comes a fresh list of symptoms. Recently, the World Health Organization issued a fresh warning regarding the new Covid-19 mutant variant, XE, which was first detected in the United Kingdom on January 19 this year. And a BBC …

Premier League FINALLY change Covid rules so clubs must show FOUR positive cases to call games off
2 years, 11 months ago

Premier League FINALLY change Covid rules so clubs must show FOUR positive cases to call games off

Daily Mail  

Premier League clubs will now have to show proof of four positive tests in their squads in order to have a fixture postponed, following a Covid summit on Wednesday. The top divisions in Germany, Spain, Italy and France have seen relatively few postponements Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, stung by criticism and the outbreak of hostility among top-flight sides, …

Premier League reports fourth straight weekly fall in COVID-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Premier League reports fourth straight weekly fall in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The Premier League said on Monday it had reported 16 new infections of COVID-19 in the previous week, continuing a downward trend in the number of positive cases for a fourth week. The league recorded 33 cases in the last three reports, while there were 103 positives, a weekly record, between December 20 and December 26. "The Premier League can …

Manchester City plunged into Covid chaos ahead of FA Cup third round
3 years ago

Manchester City plunged into Covid chaos ahead of FA Cup third round

Daily Mail  

Manchester City have been hit by a major coronavirus outbreak, with 21 members of their first-team set up isolating ahead of tonight's FA Cup tie at Swindon Town. Pep Guardiola has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of Friday night's FA Cup tie 'It is unpredictable. City want to fulfil Friday night's cup game at League Two Swindon, broadcast on ITV, …

Coronavirus disrupts sports: Full list of matches postponed and players affected due to Omicron variant
3 years ago

Coronavirus disrupts sports: Full list of matches postponed and players affected due to Omicron variant

India TV News  

Secured bio-bubbles, stringent measures all stand soiled when Covid-19 creeps in with its raging effects. Ranji Trophy 2021-22 While BCCI's white-ball domestic events- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy sailed smoothly, things didn't go the merry way for the red-ball domestic tournament. In the wake of the same, the governing body of cricket in India- BCCI took the …

Liverpool's Covid crisis deepens as assistant boss Pep Lijnders tests positive
3 years ago

Liverpool's Covid crisis deepens as assistant boss Pep Lijnders tests positive

Firstpost  

The club have cancelled Wednesday’s pre-match press conference, at which Lijnders was due to speak. Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has become the latest member of the club staff to test positive for coronavirus, throwing Thursday’s League Cup semi-final at Arsenal into further doubt. With manager Jurgen Klopp and three players — Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino — …

Liverpool's Covid outbreak gets worse as Pep Lijnders tests positive
3 years ago

Liverpool's Covid outbreak gets worse as Pep Lijnders tests positive

Daily Mail  

Liverpool's plans for the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal tomorrow are in further disarray after they were forced to shut down their Kirkby training centre. The move came just hours after it emerged Pep Lijnders, the club’s assistant manager, had tested positive for Covid-19 and the scheduled press conference he was due to lead had been …

Torres and Pedri latest to test positive in Barcelona COVID outbreak
3 years ago

Torres and Pedri latest to test positive in Barcelona COVID outbreak

The Hindu  

Barcelona players Ferran Torres and Pedri tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the latest cases confirmed by the club after an outbreak at the LaLiga side. "The first team players Pedri and Ferran Torres have tested positive for COVID-19. READ: Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet also tested positive during the week but were cleared after their latest test came back …

Premier League reports fall in COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Premier League reports fall in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The Premier League said on Monday it had found 94 new positive COVID-19 cases among players and staff in the last week, the first week-by-week decrease in positive results for eight weeks. " Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp as well as Alisson Becker, Roberto Firmino and Joel Matip from the playing squad missed the 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Sunday after …

Three Liverpool players COVID-19 positive before Chelsea trip: Klopp
3 years ago

Three Liverpool players COVID-19 positive before Chelsea trip: Klopp

The Hindu  

Three Liverpool players and more staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the trip to Chelsea but it is too soon to ask the Premier League to postpone the game, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday. RELATED | "We have three new COVID cases in the team and a few more in the staff, so it's not so …

I-League 2021-22: Tournament suspended for at least a week after 8 players test positive for COVID-19
3 years ago

I-League 2021-22: Tournament suspended for at least a week after 8 players test positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Five players and three team officials from Real Kashmir FC, one player each from Mohammedan Sporting, debutants Sreenidi Deccan FC and Aizawl FC returned positive in the tests conducted on Tuesday. “The Committee unanimously decided to postpone the Hero I-League 2021-22 matches for the next round which were scheduled on 30-31 December, 2021,” the league statement said. “The League will …

Over 100 NFL players test positive for COVID-19 on the same day
3 years ago

Over 100 NFL players test positive for COVID-19 on the same day

Raw Story  

According to the National Football League, 96 of its players tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. There were an additional 10 positive tests among players over the weekend, bringing the total to 106 players on the league's Reserve/Covid-19 list since Christmas. "We're entering a new phase of the pandemic, different than we've seen before," said the NFL's chief medical officer, …

Conte says regular tests helping Spurs deal with 'big mess' of COVID
3 years ago

Conte says regular tests helping Spurs deal with 'big mess' of COVID

The Hindu  

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said daily testing in the Premier League is a good solution to the "big mess" caused by COVID-19. The English top flight has postponed 15 games this month due to COVID-19 outbreaks and reverted to emergency measures including daily antigen testing and twice-weekly PCR tests, regardless of vaccine status. Spurs -- which has had two …

Premier League had record 103 COVID-19 cases in past week
3 years ago

Premier League had record 103 COVID-19 cases in past week

The Hindu  

A record 103 positive COVID-19 cases were found among players and staff in the Premier League over the past week, the league said on Monday following a raft of fixture postponements during the busy festive period. "The League can today confirm that between Monday 20 December and Sunday 26 December, 15,186 COVID-19 tests were administered on players and club staff. …

English cricket team COVID scare delays day two of MCG Ashes Test after support staff, family members test positive
3 years ago

English cricket team COVID scare delays day two of MCG Ashes Test after support staff, family members test positive

ABC  

England's troubled Ashes tour has been thrown into more turmoil after positive COVID tests in the tourists' camp. Key points: England's players were initially told to stay in their hotel The team had to get rapid lateral flow tests before travelling to the ground The start of play was delayed by half an hour to 11am AEDT This morning it …

Premier League: Liverpool-Leeds United among two more games postponed
3 years ago

Premier League: Liverpool-Leeds United among two more games postponed

Firstpost  

A total of 12 matches have now been called off in the past two weeks as Britain battles record numbers of positive Covid cases due to the Omicron variant of the virus. London: Liverpool’s clash with Leeds and Watford’s trip to Wolves, scheduled for 26 December, became the latest Premier League games to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks on …

Some players may have legitimate vaccine concerns: PFA chief
3 years ago

Some players may have legitimate vaccine concerns: PFA chief

The Hindu  

Professional Footballers' Association Chief Executive Maheta Molango said some players may have "legitimate concerns" in deciding not to take a COVID-19 vaccine but the PFA is trying to help them make the "right choice". The English Football League said last week that 25% of its players from 72 clubs did not intend to get vaccinated even as outbreaks forced fixtures …

SCORES of Premier League players now able to play in Christmas fixtures after isolation period cut
3 years ago

SCORES of Premier League players now able to play in Christmas fixtures after isolation period cut

Daily Mail  

Scores of Premier League footballers, who have tested positive for Covid-19, are now back in contention for selection during Christmas after ministers cut the period of isolation. He could now be in contention for Leeds' Boxing Day trip to Liverpool and the home game with Aston Villa on December 28, provided he records negative lateral flow tests and is symptom …

EPL: Aston Villa's game with Burnley postponed due to more Covid-19 cases
3 years ago

EPL: Aston Villa's game with Burnley postponed due to more Covid-19 cases

Hindustan Times  

Aston Villa's Premier League game at home to Burnley on Saturday has been postponed due to more Covid-19 cases in the Villa squad, the league announced about two hours before kickoff. EPL: Aston Villa's game with Burnley postponed due to more Covid-19 cases "After reviewing all the new information provided by Aston Villa this morning and receiving separate medical advice, …

COVID updates: Thousands of people in isolation in NSW as cases rise and Queensland's mask mandate begins — As it happened
3 years ago

COVID updates: Thousands of people in isolation in NSW as cases rise and Queensland's mask mandate begins — As it happened

ABC  

Residents at a north Queensland aged care home are being tested for COVID-19 after a contractor visiting the facility tested positive. The Mackay Hospital and Health Service confirmed it is testing residents, staff and visitors at the Blue Care Home Field Aged Care facility in Mackay. “The health service has deployed a team of testers to the facility following confirmation …

Premier League: Managers to meet over worsening COVID-19 concerns
3 years ago

Premier League: Managers to meet over worsening COVID-19 concerns

Firstpost  

Manchester City Pep Guardiola may join the growing list of those in isolation after he returned an inconclusive COVID-19 test that forced the cancellation of his press conference on Friday London: Premier League managers will meet on Monday to discuss the worsening COVID-19 situation, which has already wiped out half of the weekend games and sidelined star players. Manchester City …

Premier League managers to meet over COVID-19 concerns
3 years ago

Premier League managers to meet over COVID-19 concerns

The Hindu  

Premier League managers will meet on Monday to discuss the worsening COVID-19 situation, which has already wiped out half of the weekend games and sidelined star players. “That's the reason why the Premier League, on Monday, have put in place an opportunity for the managers to get together and I'm hoping there will be a lot of clarity which comes …

The NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise
3 years ago

The NFL and NBA are changing their Covid-19 protocols as cases rise

CNN  

CNN — Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to the surge in cases. On Thursday, the National Football League and NFL Players Association agreed to new rules that place the league’s 32 teams in restrictive protocols until Monday. Disquiet among players An NFL source told CNN that 28 NFL …

Covid crisis deepens in PL as Burnley v Watford becomes third postponed match
3 years ago

Covid crisis deepens in PL as Burnley v Watford becomes third postponed match

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Premier League’s Covid-19 crisis deepened on Wednesday …

EFL clubs beg Football League to introduce mandatory tests for Covid NOW
3 years ago

EFL clubs beg Football League to introduce mandatory tests for Covid NOW

Daily Mail  

The Football League must introduce mandatory twice-weekly Covid testing this week in order to safeguard the Christmas fixture schedule, say EFL clubs. QPR had to call off Monday's Championship clash with Sheffield United due to an outbreak The 20 Premier League clubs agreed on Tuesday to introduce mandatory daily lateral flow tests with two PCR tests on top in an …

Premier League: Fans to face vaccine checks to enter stadiums amid Omicron wave
3 years ago

Premier League: Fans to face vaccine checks to enter stadiums amid Omicron wave

Firstpost  

Tottenham’s trip to Brighton and Manchester United’s visit to Brentford have been postponed due to outbreaks in the Spurs and United camps in recent days Liverpool, United Kingdom: Premier League fans will be subject to vaccine passport checks to enter stadiums from Wednesday, but fears are rising over how long the English top flight can continue in front of capacity …

Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week
3 years ago

Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

The Hindu  

The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, it said on Monday just hours after Manchester United's fixture against Brentford was thrown into doubt due to an outbreak at the club. "Individuals who tested positive are isolating per Premier League protocols," the club said in a statement. …

Premier League reports record 42 new Covid-19 cases
3 years ago

Premier League reports record 42 new Covid-19 cases

Firstpost  

This week’s significant spike eclipses the previous highest weekly figure of positive tests - 40 cases were recorded at the start of January. The English Premier League on Monday reported 42 new Covid-19 cases, a record number since testing figures started being released in May 2020. Clubs have already been instructed by the league to reinstate emergency measures, including the …

Premier League fear rise in Covid-19 cases could force top-flight into another lockdown
3 years ago

Premier League fear rise in Covid-19 cases could force top-flight into another lockdown

Daily Mail  

Premier League clubs are fearful of mass postponements and the potential need for another shutdown due to the rapid spread of Omicron and their slow progress in vaccinating players. Premier League clubs are fearful the rise in Covid-19 cases could force mass postponements Worries have been exacerbated by the slow pace of vaccination programmes at clubs Sportsmail has learned that …

Conte says 8 Spurs players, 5 staff members have coronavirus
3 years, 1 month ago

Conte says 8 Spurs players, 5 staff members have coronavirus

The Hindu  

Eight Tottenham Hotspur players and five members of staff at the club have tested positive for the coronavirus, manager Antonio Conte said Wednesday. "Every day we are having people with COVID," Conte said at a news conference a day before a match against French team Rennes in the Europa Conference League. Conte said "everyone is a bit scared" at the …

Covid-hit Tottenham face nervous wait for further test results
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid-hit Tottenham face nervous wait for further test results

Daily Mail  

The Premier League are braced for Tottenham to request the postponement of Sunday’s game against Brighton following their Covid outbreak. Seven Spurs players – all regulars in Antonio Conte’s first-team squad - and at least two members of staff had returned positive results from initial tests in the last few days, throwing plans for their forthcoming fixtures into chaos. Antonio …

Tottenham hit by Covid outbreak ahead of Rennes match
3 years, 1 month ago

Tottenham hit by Covid outbreak ahead of Rennes match

The Hindu  

Tottenham's plans for a busy period of games have been hurt by a coronavirus outbreak at the club. With a must-win Europa Conference League game against Rennes on Thursday and then Premier League games at Brighton and Leicester, Spurs' preparations look set to be severely impacted. It saw matches against Aston Villa and Fulham called off last season due to …

Portuguese league orders players to get COVID-19 test ahead of every match
3 years, 1 month ago

Portuguese league orders players to get COVID-19 test ahead of every match

The Hindu  

Portugal’s football league said on Wednesday that all professional players must get tested for COVID-19 ahead of every match after a game had to be abandoned last week due to an outbreak. The league said in a statement that it had informed clubs that all players must take an antigen test 48 hours before a match and said masks must …

Six more positive COVID-19 cases at Leipzig, nine in quarantine
3 years, 1 month ago

Six more positive COVID-19 cases at Leipzig, nine in quarantine

The Hindu  

German football club Leipzig reported six more positive coronavirus cases on Friday following its Champions League game in Belgium against Brugge. Defender Willi Orban, forwards Yussuf Poulsen and Hugo Novoa, and goalkeeping coach Frederik Gößling all tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Belgium, while defender Mohamed Simakan and a member of the backroom staff were infected despite not travelling, …

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus
3 years, 2 months ago

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus

Firstpost  

“The Premier League can confirm today that 81 percent of players have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, with 68 percent now fully vaccinated,” the league said in a statement. London: Sixty-eight percent of Premier League players have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, the English top flight confirmed on Tuesday following criticism of hesitancy among footballers. Britain has one …

Richmond Tigers player tests positive to COVID-19 through pre-training rapid antigen test
3 years, 2 months ago

Richmond Tigers player tests positive to COVID-19 through pre-training rapid antigen test

ABC  

A Richmond AFLW player has tested positive for COVID-19. Key points: The Tigers player returned a positive result on Saturday The club's AFLW squad is in isolation The Tigers say the other members of the club's AFLW bubble have returned negative test results The Tigers confirmed a player had returned a positive result from a pre-training rapid antigen test on …

Authorities identify positive COVID-19 case in Traralgon
3 years, 3 months ago

Authorities identify positive COVID-19 case in Traralgon

ABC  

The Latrobe Valley in Gippsland has recorded one active case of COVID-19. Key points: A positive COVID-19 case has been identified in Traralgon The person worked at two fast food restaurants Authorities say it's likely the person caught the virus in Melbourne COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar says the person works at two fast food restaurants in Traralgon. A Gippsland Region …

Southampton to be without Shane Long for West Ham clash after positive COVID-19 test
3 years, 3 months ago

Southampton to be without Shane Long for West Ham clash after positive COVID-19 test

Daily Mail  

Southampton will be without striker Shane Long for their home Premier League game with West Ham United after he tested positive for Covid-19, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl confirmed on Thursday. Ralph Hasenhuttl will be without Shane Long after he tested positive for Covid Long tested positive last week ahead of Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Portugal "We have a few players …

Traralgon wakes to four COVID exposure windows as locals rush to get tested
3 years, 4 months ago

Traralgon wakes to four COVID exposure windows as locals rush to get tested

ABC  

Victorian health authorities have delivered some good news for Traralgon, east of Melbourne, with no new COVID cases in testing results today. Key points: A Traralgon resident has tested positive to COVID-19 There are three local exposure sites including two major supermarkets Across the three exposure sites, there are four windows of exposure from August 22 - 27 It came …

More coronavirus infections at Mainz before Bundesliga 2021-22 opener
3 years, 4 months ago

More coronavirus infections at Mainz before Bundesliga 2021-22 opener

The Hindu  

Bundesliga club Mainz reported three more coronavirus infections on Wednesday ahead of its league opener against the visiting RB Leipzig on Sunday. Mainz said two players and a coaching staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and Tuesday following Karim Onisiwo’s positive result on Friday. The club said “there have also been cases of infection in the domestic sphere.” …

Premier League to introduce random COVID-19 status checks for ticket holders
3 years, 4 months ago

Premier League to introduce random COVID-19 status checks for ticket holders

The Hindu  

Fans attending Premier League games are set to face random spot checks of their COVID-19 status at some stadiums in the opening weeks of the new season. Ticket holders should be prepared to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative lateral flow test result within 48 hours before the game via the NHS COVID Pass. A statement added the …

A person tests positive to COVID-19 in Far North Queensland city of Cairns
3 years, 5 months ago

A person tests positive to COVID-19 in Far North Queensland city of Cairns

ABC  

Queensland Health has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 has been detected in a person in Far North Queensland. "Their test has come up positive but from the way the Chief Health Officer described it, it's a very low reading on the test, that's why they are doing re-testing," Mr Crawford said. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: …

Tottenham Hotspur to trial NHS COVID Pass for Arsenal friendlies ahead of English Premier League season
3 years, 5 months ago

Tottenham Hotspur to trial NHS COVID Pass for Arsenal friendlies ahead of English Premier League season

The Hindu  

Tottenham Hotspur will trial the use of the NHS COVID Pass to verify the COVID-19 vaccination status of supporters attending its men's and women's pre-season friendlies against Arsenal next month, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The men's game kicks off at 2pm before the women's team takes on its north London rivals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August …

Two Indian players test COVID positive in UK, BCCI secretary Shah sends cautionary letter
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Indian players test COVID positive in UK, BCCI secretary Shah sends cautionary letter

India TV News  

Two of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England have tested positive for COVID-19 during the 20-day break and will not be travelling with the team to Durham on Thursday, reported ANI. The news comes in the wake of BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently sending an e-mail to the Indian contingent in the United Kingdom warning it …

ENG vs PAK: Three England players test COVID positive
3 years, 6 months ago

ENG vs PAK: Three England players test COVID positive

India TV News  

With less than a month to go for much-awaited England vs India Test series, as many as seven members of England cricket team -- including four staff members -- have tested positive for COVID, confirmed England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday. The positive cases come two days before the scheduled England vs Pakistan series and have raised question over …

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