Elneny tests positive as international break sees spike in EPL virus cases

Already unpopular with Premier League golf equipment due to the chance of damage to key gamers, the temper among the many likes of Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and his fellow top-flight bosses is unlikely to be improved by figures from the November 9-15 newest spherical of weekly assessments exhibiting the Premier League returned 16 optimistic coronavirus instances from 1,207 gamers and employees examined.

This compares with 4 positives from 1,646 assessments throughout the week of November 2-Eight and a earlier weekly excessive of 10 positives.

And whereas gamers who have been away on worldwide responsibility on the time wouldn’t have been included within the Premier League’s newest figures, there might now be issues that the knock-on results of gamers coming back from long-distance journeys have led to a surge in reported instances.

Those that examined optimistic will now self-isolate for 10 days.

As has lengthy been its coverage, the Premier League refused to call the golf equipment or people concerned.

However Alan Nazmy, Elneny’s agent, tweeted: “Elneny Constructive Cov19 get properly quickly.”

In the meantime, the Egyptian Soccer Affiliation confirmed in a Fb submit that Elneny was isolating consistent with medical protocols.

His Covid-19 end result got here simply three days after it was introduced that Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah had additionally examined optimistic whereas on worldwide responsibility with Egypt.

“The outcomes of the medical swabs performed by the nationwide group upon arrival in Togo confirmed unfavourable all aside from Arsenal participant Mohamed Elneny, whose end result appeared optimistic with none signs,” the EFA stated.

“The participant instantly started to implement the particular medical protocol for individuals contaminated with Covid-19.”

An Egypt facet with out Salah beat Togo 1-Zero in Cairo on Saturday within the first of two back-to-back 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches between the nations.

Salah has scored eight Premier League objectives for Liverpool already this season.

If he’s sidelined, it might be a blow for Premier League champions Liverpool, who have been disadvantaged of Senegal ahead Sadio Mane earlier within the season when he too examined positve for coronavirus, though he has since returned to the group.

Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp has already misplaced defender Joe Gomez to a knee tendon damage he suffered whereas on England responsibility final week.

The membership say Gomez is prone to be sidelined for months.

And the Reds are counting the price of being disadvantaged of key central defender Virgil van Dijk for what is predicted to be a lot of the season after he tore knee ligaments in a conflict with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford final month.

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