It was when the Swedish handball team landed at Kastrup in Copenhagen that players and leaders were first tested.
Johanna Westberg turned out to be infected and was sent home, and also Johanna Bundsen and Jamina Roberts, who shared a room with Westberg, had to leave the squad yesterday.
Several positive cases
This morning, the other players and leaders were tested again and the result was that the majority had covid-19.
All players and leaders who were against Ukraine have been isolated and will not participate in the return meeting against Ukraine in Lund tomorrow.
This after consultation with Smittskydd Skåne and the European Handball Association (EHF).
Must call in new players
- According to the information we have right now, the match will be played as planned and we have a continuous dialogue with EHF and look at the conditions and options we have to call in new players and leaders to be able to complete the match in a safe way, says national team manager Hanna Fogelström to the association's website.
Sweden won with Ukraine 28-14 on Saturday.
The team that scores the most goals over two matches goes to the handball World Cup in December.
SVT broadcasts the match which starts on 18.10.