The General Directorate of Public Health of the Principality of Asturias investigates the coronavirus outbreak that affects the workforce of the Sporting, with 10 positive cases that add up to nine footballers and a member of the technical staff, and its link with another 34 positive and more than a hundred close contacts with all the affected people, detected by the work of the trackers.
Nine footballers (six from the first team and three from the subsidiary) and an assistant from David Gallego's coaching staff are affected by COVID-19. The origin of the infections in the rojiblanco club is diverse and is being investigated both by the entity chaired by Javier Fernández and by LaLiga and now also by the Health Service of the Principality.
“Health is analyzing and investigating the corresponding epidemiological surveillance study that is carried out in all cases. When they have said data, they will be made known,” said the President of the Principality on Twitter. Adrián Barbón. “If an illegal party is proven, I hope there will be fines”he added later.
The New Spain locates the origin of the outbreak that has hit the Asturian club in the Christmas celebrations in which the recommended measures would have been breached and sets as a possible starting point, on December 21, after the end of the match against Leganés. The coordinator of COVID programs of the Ministry of Health of Asturias, Maria Jose Villanueva, pointed out to this newspaper that “the relationship between the spread of the coronavirus and social relationships, both in homes and in the hospitality industry, has been evident in a focus in which right now it is affecting more than 34 positive cases and more than 120 close contacts. The surveillance service is investigating the possible connection in the Sporting environment with the British strain “.
He Sporting You will know this Sunday the results of the latest PCR tests carried out yesterday by LaLiga, as established in the protocol before each game. David Gallego's team has its league game on Monday, at 9:00 p.m. against him Lugo at Car width. A meeting for which Gallego will see his alignment very altered due to the coronavirus.