The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of
the return to small group training.
"Players or club staff who have tested positive will now
self-isolate for a period of seven days," the league said in a
statement.
"The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the
purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
"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."
Watford later announced that three people, including one player had
tested positive for the virus and all three would self-isolate for
seven days in line with Premier League guidelines.
Burnley said that their assistant coach Ian Woan was among those to
give a positive result after being tested on Sunday.
"In line with strict Premier League requirements and following a
positive test, Ian will now self-isolate for a period of seven days,
with a view to being tested again week commencing Monday, May 25,"
said Burnley's statement
https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/
news/2020/may/club-confirms-positive-covid-19-test.
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"Ian is asymptomatic and is currently safe and well at home. He will remain in
close communication with club personnel regarding his re-engagement in training
once he is clear of the virus."
On Monday, the Premier League voted to allow clubs to begin small group,
non-contact training with some clubs returning on Tuesday.
The league will decide early next week when to allow contact training as it
looks for a June restart to the season which was halted on March 13.
On Saturday, Germany's top-flight became the first major European league to
return to action.
The Bundesliga returned 10 positives out of 1,700 tests, on May 4, ahead of its
return to training.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Simon Evans
and Richard Martin; Editing by Gareth Jones, Ken Ferris and Toby Davis)
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