Tension Mounts As Entire Lazio Football Team Is Quarantined After Many Tests Positive For #COVID19

Tension Mounts As Entire Lazio Football Team Is Quarantined After Many Tests Positive For #COVID19—Covid19 scare has pushed Lazio to make an announcement on Saturday that it has put their entire team in quarantine after many tests positive for coronavirus

The Italian club fielded a depleted team in Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday and drew 1-1 without last season’s top European scorer Ciro Immobile and midfielders Luis Alberto, Manuel Lazzari, Lucas Leiva and Djavan Anderson.

In a statement made on Saturday, the club said that they had conducted a further round of tests on Friday.

This is the first time he club is confirming the case of Covid-19 in its squad after talking about “doubtful” tests during the week, even though it omitted players from their squad.

 

The statement reads:
“Some members of the team group tested positive.”

“The whole team will repeat today’s checks in order to identify the players who can be used in tomorrow’s match between Turin and Lazio,” the club said.

“The positive results were placed in isolation at home while the team will observe a period of quarantine under active supervision by the medical staff.”