Premier League: Negative tests all around – Project Restart 100% in motion

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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The fourth round of testing was the most successful of all tests conducted by the Premier League as we step ever closer to the restart of English football.

The Premier League’s smiling ahead of June 17. Another round of testing completed and this time all were found negative, showing England is 100% on route to rebooting the 2019-2020 campaign.

If you want to top this news just announce English football will be brought back sooner than the 17th of June. Otherwise, for now, this shows the intense measures taken is working well. Plan and execute effectively.

Since running through the phases of PR (Project Restart), testing has been key to meet or bring forward the deadlines of outdoor team training under social distancing rules. Following this, it was a quick change from that into contact training. Showing even stronger signs this is working to a T.

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"The Premier League can today confirm that on Thursday 28 May and Friday 29 May, 1130 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, zero have tested positive.The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency. No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and results will be made public after each round of testing.Richard Masters said test results from the first three rounds had been “reassuring” and the number of positive cases were at an anticipated level. Testing will continue on a twice-weekly basis as the resumption of the season moves closer. (Via: Sky Sports)"

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In the interim of all this, there were some setbacks. It is only a minor when you consider the number of tests carried out versus the number of confirmed cases during the time of rounds one to three. But as always, don’t get too happy too soon. Show your excitement in moderation until June 17 hits us.

Now for them to just sort out the actual playing affairs and put in place the guidelines needed for them to keep fans away and the players, staff, and every person involved safe from it all.