Case registration and postponement: Covid-19 returns to the Premier League | score board

The England There was a significant increase in cases COVID-19 In the past few weeks. The crescent is the result of the variable OmicronHighly contagious, even between vaccinations. In this way, the file Premier League She had 42 cases in the past week, the highest number of the year, among athletes, technical committee members and other staff. Two games have already been postponed: Tottenham x Brighton and Brentford x Manchester United.

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The new Ômicron version raised the alarm once again in Europe. With 70% of the population vaccinated, England has again recorded many new cases of the disease and has had an average of 43,446 new infections in the past seven days. However, the number of deaths per day is about 98 and does not represent a significant increase, according to the Research Center Our World in Data.

Last Sunday, 12, the match between Tottenham and Brighton was postponed 13 cases of Covid-19 in the London club. Likewise, the confrontation between Brentford and Manchester United, where the outbreak affected Cristiano Ronaldo’s team, will be rescheduled. In the English second division, QPR also scored injured and halted the match.

Amid the new context, former player and current Aston Villa coach Steven Gerrard said that in the upcoming transfer period, he will take into account the vaccination status of contracting with the player. The English football star also admitted cases of illness in his team: “We have positive cases in the team and staff.”

On December 10, the UK government updated health recommendations to prevent the virus. The action, entitled “Plan B,” aims to reduce the chances of a Ômicron variant risk and contains five guidelines: use a mask or face protection in enclosed public places or public transportation, work from home – if possible, get vaccinated, prefer well-ventilated places for meetings and isolate yourself in a state of pollution.