Premier League to spend £4m on 26,000 coronavirus testing kits for season resumption

resumption of Premier League has excited football fans amid doom and gloom of coronavirus outbreak. Premier League return, however, might come at a rar hefty cost. Premier League is reportedly expected to spend around £4 million for coronavirus testing kits to constantly examine medical situation of players in English top flight.

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Possible Premier League return amid coronavirus crisis

According to reports in  Mirror, Premier League chiefs have discussed possibility of a Premier League return as early as June. likelihood of a Premier League return was considered by UK Government in order to entertain football fans that continue to remain in lockdown. Although Premier League return date has t been confirmed, medical chiefs have suggested that players and essential staff should be tested twice a week if English top flight is to resume anytime soon.

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Premier League return: Coronavirus testing kits to cost up to £4 million

In order to ensure safety of  players and staff, Premier League will w have to purchase coronavirus testing kits. If decision for a Premier League return is approved, coronavirus testing kits will force hand of Premier League to spend £4 million in procurement of kits. Each coronavirus testing kit is reportedly priced at £150 and Premier League players are set to be tested twice every week.

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Coronavirus testing kits: Premier League test players for coronavirus

In a conference call on Saturday with  Premier League shareholders, medical team decided that each Premier League star will be tested twice a week until end of season once full training sessions resume. Along with players, certain staff members also must be tested and teams are expected to conduct around 50 tests a week with cost amounting to £300,000 for 20 clubs. With hopeful resumption of full training in mid-May and season possibly concluding by end of July, 13-week period of football will require 26,000 testing kits.

Premier League test players: Coronavirus deaths in UK

Premier League is expected to bear cost of paying for all coronavirus testing kits which will rise to £4 million over 13 weeks. According to Worldometer, re have been 21,092 deaths in UK due to coronavirus outbreak. It appears to be a bold move to decide resumption of Premier League despite 135,713 active cases of coronavirus in UK.

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