REVEALED: How Arsenal plan to contain the virus

SPORTSMAIL can disclose the drastic measures Arsenal and West Ham — the Premier League clubs threatened by Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis’ coronavirus infection — are taking to ensure their employees’ health. Marinakis confirmed he had tested positive for Covid-19, raising concerns over the health of Arsenal players and staff as they hosted Olympiacos in the Europa League on February 27. Since then, Arsenal faced Portsmouth in the FA Cup and West Ham in the league, leaving employees of all three clubs at risk. The steps Arsenal and West Ham are taking to minimise the risk of coronavirus include:

to WEST keep a HAM log have of where told staff they go after training — even which restaurants they have visited. ÷ ARSENAL have ordered a deep clean of the Emirates Stadium and training ground.

WEST HAM have banned any unauthorised individuals — including agents — from their training ground.

ARSENAL have written to guests who were in the directors’ box during the game against Olympiacos.

ANYONE who was within two metres of Marinakis for more than 15 minutes, including anyone sitting near in the directors’ box, has been advised to self-isolate.

Both clubs have so far decided against testing players for the virus, as they have not shown any symptoms. At Arsenal, up to eight players and staff are isolating until 10.30pm tonight, in line with Government guidelines that anyone who has come into contact with a carrier of the virus must spend 14 days in isolation. That led to the postponement of last night’s clash with Manchester City but Arsenal’s players and staff will return to work tomorrow as they build towards Saturday’s clash at Brighton, which as of yesterday was due to go ahead. One Arsenal player is understood to have shaken hands with Marinakis but the club are confident those in self-isolation will be given the all-clear. It often takes between five and seven days for symptoms to appear, so Arsenal believe Marinakis was unlikely to be a carrier when he came to the Emirates. Olympiacos confirmed yesterday that none of their players had tested positive. Marinakis (above) did not attend the traditional UEFA dinner the night before the game as he arrived in London on the day of the clash but spent time with Arsenal executives and was in the directors’ box, which was full of agents and representatives from UEFA and the two clubs. West Ham’s game against Wolves on Sunday will go ahead, and Portsmouth were awaiting clarification from the EFL over their game against Accrington Stanley on Saturday. Marinakis also owns Nottingham Forest and their players have been tested and cleared after shaking hands with the owner before their Championship clash against Millwall last Friday.