Corona attacks the English Premier League.. 90 injuries in a week

The Premier League confirmed that it conducted a record number of tests to detect the emerging corona virus, during the last round of the competition.

The association said in a statement that during the period from December 13 to 19, it conducted 12,345 tests, bringing the tests three times or more from the previous week, which was estimated at 3,805 tests.

The tests resulted in the detection of 90 cases of COVID-19 among players, technical staff and team workers, which is more than double the 42 cases announced in the previous week.

The statement indicated that more than 90 percent of the players, technical staff, and worlds in the teams received the Corona vaccine.

And the officials of the twenty clubs in the English Premier League held a virtual meeting today, to discuss whether the season would be stopped due to the high incidence of the epidemic, as the majority of clubs voted to continue playing during the holiday period, despite the recent rise in cases, due to the spread of the mutant. "Omicron".

A moment of celebration for Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo, after scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England

In order to stop the English Premier League competition, the approval of 14 out of 20 clubs had to be obtained, which was not achieved due to the desire of most clubs to continue playing instead of setting a new date for the matches.

The English Premier League begins in a phase called “Boxing Day”, as a new round will be held next week, after which the 20th round will take place from 28 to 30 this month, followed by another round from January 1 to 3 next, before the third round matches of the FA Cup are held. , the following weekend.

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