LONDON: Manchester United and Aston Villa are the latest Premier League clubs that will be influenced by the Coronavirus case outbreak, according to a report on Sunday.
The Premier League clash with Brentford on Tuesday was doubtful after several positive cases were detected among the players and staff on Sunday morning, the BBC reported.
All players involved have been tested negative ahead of Saturday’s 1-0 victory in Norwich.
Training switches to non-contact, exercise individuals outside to prevent the spread of further viruses.
Villa chose to cancel their training sessions on Sundays due to a number of positive cases, according to athletics.
Only one villa player is believed to be positive with more cases among training field staff.
Tottenham’s journey to Brighton, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, was postponed in the week after the plague in the Spurs camp which affected 13 players or staff.
Spurs also faced removed from the European Conference League after a date could not agree to replay their last group match against Rennes.
Leicester has also been affected by seven missing players for 4-0 struggling by Newcastle on Sunday.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called for clarity how many positive cases needed for the match are postponed.
The opening season of the Gunners in Brentford in August advanced despite the four cases among Arteta forces.
The Premier League side was told to return to the emergency protocol this week to limit the spread of the virus amid fears of the potential impact of the English omicron variant.
Starting on Wednesday, supporters must provide evidence of vaccination or negative test results to enter the stadium with a capacity of more than 10,000 in the UK as part of various steps designed to slow down the spread of omicron.
Nearly 2020/2021 full Premier League season played behind the closed door due to restrictions on Coronavirus.
However, English clubs have been able to host the crowd since the beginning of the current campaign.
Manchester United, Aston Villa Hit by Covid Outbreaks: Reports
