Premier league: Six test positive for Coronavirus

Premier League - Burnley v AFC Bournemouth - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - February 22, 2020 General view of the Premier League logo on a match ball before the match [REUTERS/Phil Noble]

Six unnamed players/staff have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after the Premier League conducted tests on Sunday and Monday.

According to English news outlets, a total of 748 players and staff have been tested.

Those who tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days.

"The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency," it said in a statement.

"No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the league and results will be made public in this way after each round of testing."

As per United Kingdom government guidelines published on May 11, 2020, top-level sport in England was planned to restart behind closed doors from June 1.

According to English media, the UK government has set out a roadmap to exit the coronavirus lockdown situation, whose step two includes “permitting cultural and sporting events to take place behind closed doors for broadcast while avoiding the risk of large-scale social contact…" as per AFP.

However, the sporting events will only be allowed to go on should the COVID-19 situation between now and June 1^st improve.

For fans who wished to watch the matches live in the stadiums, it will have to wait a while longer.

Games will have to take place without spectators, should they take place, with the government directing sporting venues may only be accessible should the number of COVID-19 infections in the country reduce.

The Premier League never went from after Harvey Barnes’s 85th-minute strike for Leicester against Aston Villa proved to be the final goal of the campaign before the coronavirus interruption.