EFL confirm EIGHT positive coronavirus tests in Championship, FOUR in League One
- EFL announces that eight individuals from the Championship
- Four players from League One also test positive
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
English Football League (EFL) has announced that eight people in the Championship and four in League One have tested positive for coronavirus.
Football resumption in the Championship and League One has suffered a setback with the announcement that eight individuals from six Championship sides have tested positive for Covid-19.
The results came from 2,213 tests conducted on players and staff from the 24 second-tier clubs.
Football is heading to resumption with the Premier League set to resume on Wednesday while the Championship is set to resume on Saturday after a three-month hiatus due to the global pandemic.
Championship side Brentford confirmed on their official twitter account that one of their staff had tested positive.
#BrentfordFC can confirm that we have returned a positive test.
The individual concerned is now self-isolating in accordance with the EFL guidelines. https://t.co/iEPIMtLQLQ
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) June 17, 2020
Individuals who test positive for the coronavirus are asked to self-isolate in line with EFL guidelines, and will not be able to re-enter a club training facility until they have provided a negative test.
