Premier League return: Clubs to reportedly undertake 1000 coronavirus tests this week

Premier League clubs will carry out 1000 coronavirus tests this week under Project Restart as y take steps to ensure a Premier League return in June. It is reported that Premier League players will have to abide by strict protocols that will see m undergo coronavirus tests twice a week until competition ends.

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Premier League return: Premier Clubs vote for Phase 1 training 

In a meeting held on Monday, representatives of 20 Premier League clubs have voted in favour of returning to training under Phase 1 of Project Restart protocol. Phase 1 Project Restart training protocol will see players return to training eir individually or in groups of 5, while also ensuring contactless sessions. Premier League clubs might return to training from Tuesday.

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Premier League return: Premier Clubs to return to training on Tuesday

According to Mirror, Premier clubs have an option to return to training on Tuesday or later. However, most clubs are in favour of returning to training from Tuesday. Players will be tested for coronavirus before y return to training, something that was seen in LaLiga as well as in Bundesliga. 

Premier League return: Premier League testing to cost £4 million

It is reported that tests will be carried out under watch of Premier League. Premier League will also bear entire cost of £4 million ($4.9 million) for testing players under Project Restart. testing will be carried out with equipment procured from Hong Kong firm Prenetics, which shall abide by Government of UK’s protocol. players will be given strict guidelines for training sessions, including a warning t to spit during training sessions.

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Premier League return: Premier League clubs Watford, Arsenal delay testing

Premier League side Watford have reported a delay in conducting tests on ir players. However, y expect to return to training on Wednesday. Arsenal too will be hoping to complete testing of club players by Tuesday and hope to return within 24 hours i.e. by Wednesday.

Premier League return: Premier League clubs convinced of safety

Earlier, players, manrs and medical staff had all raised concerns over safety of ir health. It, however, w appears, that league chiefs have succeeded in convincing m of ir safety, with a vast majority of players likely to return for Phase 1 of training this week.

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Coronavirus update in UK

According to Guardian, 246,000 have contracted deadly virus in recent round of coronavirus updates in UK. Approximately, 34,000 people have succumbed to deadly virus in country. On or hand, global death toll has risen to 318,000.