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Aston Villa has had matches against Everton and Newcastle postponed due to the recent coronavirus outbreak on their team.
Several of their players and staff are currently in isolation due to Covid, although Birmingham Mail writer Ashley Preece has tweeted that the club has thanked its medical staff for helping to get the outbreak “under control.”
The statement continued: “The Premier League, in consultation with its clubs, has improved its COVID-19 protocols, as well as re-implementing a twice weekly testing program, as the health of players and staff remains the most important. priority”.
– Ashley Preece (@PreeceObserver) January 14, 2021
Aston Villa will now play Newcastle on Saturday, January 23 at 8pm at Villa Park. Since then, Villa thanked the medical experts who helped control the outbreak. The first team players and staff, who are healthy and safe, will return to training on Sunday (January 17). #avfc
– Ashley Preece (@PreeceObserver) January 14, 2021
Overall, football has done quite well since it returned in the summer, and the season appears to be close to being called off following the first wave of coronavirus in the UK last March.
However, there are clearly problems now again, even though the sport may continue through this latest lockdown, and one hopes that Villa and other clubs can control this to prevent the game from having to take another extended break.
The more games that need to be delayed like this, the more difficult it will be for the season to continue, but with mass vaccinations now underway, perhaps there is some hope that the season doesn’t have to stop as long as last time. .