Archived News from September 2020
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COVID-19 TESTS NEGATIVE FOLLOWING ORIENT MATCH
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COVID-19 tests return as negative
mansfieldtown.net, Wed 23 Sept 2020, 11.20am Mansfield Town are pleased to report a complete set of negative COVID-19 tests of its first team players and staff. Tests were conducted following notification by Leyton Orient on Monday 21 September that ‘a number of its (Orient’s) first-team squad have tested positive for COVID-19’, after Saturday’s match at The Breyer Group Stadium. Read more at https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2020/september/covid-19-tests-return-as-negative/ Stags will next face Exeter City at One Call Stadium this Saturday in a Sky Bet League Two fixture played behind-closed-doors. Tests were conducted privately to avoid expanding NHS resources. -------------------------- EARLIER STORY: ORIENT PLAYERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 https://stagsnet.net/news/newsdetails.php?newsid=9900 --------------- Daily Telegraph, Wed 23 Sep (reference to West Ham vs Hull) It is understood that the EFL's medical advisers also pointed to evidence that there is a very low risk of transmission during an outdoors 11-a-side match. ---------------- |
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