An overall of 392 people consisting of players, coaches and personnel members have actually been tested because the teams started getting here in Florida, and the FC Dallas players are the only people who have tested positive for Covid-19, MLS said.
” While in seclusion, the people are in daily interaction with and get remote care from a doctor, including monitoring of signs and regular follow-up testing,” the league stated.
The rest of the FC Dallas delegation are presently “quarantining in their hotel spaces pending the outcomes” of additional Covid-19 tests. The team has actually not touched with other groups because they showed up in Florida, MLS stated.
Several MLS players from multiple groups have checked positive since March. In the weeks before traveling to Florida and after resuming training, an overall of
18 players and six employee tested favorable, MLS has stated.
Two of the gamers evaluated positive for Covid-19 after the group was checked Saturday when they showed up in Orlando, Florida. 4 others checked favorable in the past two days, MLS stated in a declaration on Wednesday.
The gamers, who have actually not been determined, remain in self-isolation at the teams developed hotel in the Walt Disney World Resort, which is hosting the tournament set to begin on July 8.
The team stated in a statement that the gamers, coaches and personnel evaluated negative for the infection before they traveled to Florida.
Its unclear how the medical diagnoses will affect the teams future in the tournament. FC Dallas has its first match arranged for July 9 against Vancouver.
MLS is resuming play later this month after the National Womens Soccer League began playing in late June. The NBA will resume its season on July 30 with 22 teams taking a trip to dip into Disneys ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
MLS created a series of
safety protocols for its reduced season in intend to prevent a coronavirus outbreak among the groups. Those measures include regular testing, social distancing and the usage of face masks.
The statement comes as big league sports in the US begin executing their plans to play in the middle of the pandemic while the
variety of coronavirus cases across the nation keep increasing.
