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Jeff Carlisle
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4 more members of FC Dallas contingent at the MLS Is Back Tournament– three players and one coach– evaluated positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The Athletic was the very first to report the news.
The new results bring the total number of favorable tests because the team arrived in Orlando to 10, 9 of whom are gamers.
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Both MLS and FC Dallas declined to comment.
Previously in the day MLS validated that six FC Dallas gamers had actually tested positive given that getting here in Orlando. This is on top of 3 favorable tests for FC Dallas gamers prior to the group leaving for Central Florida. If the three gamers who initially checked positive traveled with the team to Orlando, it was not clear.
2 RelatedThe additional favorable tests have actually called into question Dallas involvement in the tournament. At present, Dallas has 19 players staying in Orlando who have actually tested unfavorable for COVID-19.
A source with knowledge of the situation stated that numerous circumstances are being thought about as it associates with FC Dallas, including delaying their very first video game, scheduled for July 9 versus the Vancouver Whitecaps. Other scheduling modifications are likewise being considered. The source included that cancelling the tournament isnt something that has actually been gone over by the league.
According to the MLS Player Tournament Handbook, a copy of which has actually been acquired by ESPN, any individual who evaluates favorable for COVID-19 must immediately position a facemask on and get involved in a triage assessment by an Orlando Health telehealth company. The person will receive meals, be monitored, and remain in seclusion up until he or she gets clearance from MLS medical personnel.
The resort where the group is remaining will right away supply cleansing and disinfecting of locations where the individual had recently been.
Previously in the day MLS validated that six FC Dallas players had checked favorable given that arriving in Orlando. This is on top of three favorable tests for FC Dallas players prior to the team leaving for Central Florida. It was not clear if the 3 gamers who first evaluated positive traveled with the team to Orlando.
According to the MLS Player Tournament Handbook, a copy of which has actually been gotten by ESPN, any person who tests favorable for COVID-19 needs to instantly put a facemask on and get involved in a triage assessment by an Orlando Health telehealth supplier.
