Portuguese club has 95% of the team infected with Covid-19 – 08/01/2021

Oliveira do Hospital, the Portuguese club that will compete in the third division of the national championship, said today (1st place) in a statement posted on social media that it is facing the Covid-19 outbreak with 95% of the team. infected with the new coronavirus.

“It is with deep sadness that we inform you that our club has experienced an outbreak of Covid-19 after we managed to ‘remove’ the virus in the past and despite all the measures that we took at the beginning of the season,” the team said.

Also, according to the team, among 95% of those infected there are some members of the technical team, staff and some employees from the club side. Also, according to the club, everyone is in isolation, and the vast majority of cases are asymptomatic.

Oliveira do Hospital also said it will contact the clubs it faces in the first rounds to postpone matches. “We obviously look forward to understanding the FPF and the clubs as it is about protecting competition equality and player health. As it is easy to understand, the team cannot imagine itself in the minimum number. conditions for participation in such a difficult championship from a week before the start of the season, ”he said.

Manchester United

Three days ago, Manchester United also said in a statement that they have detected a small outbreak of Covid-19 in the team and therefore some friendlies need to be canceled in preparation for the 2021 season.

United had drawn 2-2 against Brentford at Old Trafford the day before, and the team was tested the next day with some positive results.

Without disclosing the names of the infected players, the English club simply said: “After routine testing of the team’s first training group today, we identified a small number of suspected positive cases. This has led to the isolation of these people pending further testing. “