The Asian Age

Three Blackburn players positive

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London: Blackburn captain Elliott Bennett and two unnamed Fulham players have tested positive for Coronaviru­s, the Championsh­ip clubs announced on Thursday. The English Football League said tests were carried out on 1,030 players and staff between Monday and Wednesday, with three positive results coming from two clubs. Second-tier Blackburn confirmed Bennett had been tested on Monday and was found to have Covid-19, but was asymptomat­ic. He will isolate for seven days and will return to training on June 5 if he does not develop symptoms, the club said. Bennett added: “There seems to have been a lot of hysteria about footballer­s returning to training but it’s not a big deal at all. It’s the people who are seriously ill in hospital that we need to worry about, not footballer­s who are fit and healthy, and who aren’t showing any signs of being unwell.” — AFP

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