DBasia.news – The Premier League is continuing to hold routine tests to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to all clubs, staff and players. The latest data revealed that there are eight new positive cases from the test results.
Previously, there were a record number of positive cases from tests carried out in December, namely as many as 40 people. In early January, the positive number of cases was slightly below the record of 36 cases.
The Premier League has increased the intensity of testing since early January as the number of positive cases in England has continued to increase. The latest policy requires tests to be held twice a week.
From the latest data, tests were carried out on 2,518 people including players and staff on January 18 and 24. As a result, there were eight people who tested positive for COVID-19.
But the top league in England has not provided detailed information on who and from which club that has contracted the virus.