130 Affected, Bar Contacts, British Strain

The coronavirus outbreak that affects nine Sporting de Gijón players and that reduces the team led by David Gallego for the first game of 2021 in LaLiga SmartBank, is at a very complicated point. The situation seems to have gotten out of hand. To the six infected from the first team and the three from the subsidiary, we must add thirty positives and more than a hundred of close contacts. It is also suspected that the infections could have occurred in different bares of Asturias.

This is confirmed The New Spain this Saturday. According to the information published in said medium, most of the 130 affected due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Sporting they would be young people. Among them, friends of the footballers with whom they have had some kind of contact during the short christmas holidays.

The catering establishments where the outbreak originated are located in Gijón, Avilés or Luanco, among other Asturian places. Also included in the list are some home address.

Given that the average number of new positives in the Principality of Asturias is between 70 and 150 daily cases, the figures for the sportinguista outbreak are worrying. Also, as pointed out LNE, these could increase in the next few hours. For trackers, it is being very difficult to get the information necessary to establish close contacts with footballers and breaking that tightness would increase the number of infected.

Also of concern is the possible relationship of this outbreak with the new british strain of the coronavirus, of which two were found infected in Avilés a few days ago.

Silence at Sporting

Despite the seriousness of the matter, silence surrounds both the footballers and the institution led by Javier Fernández. Mareo was shielded to prevent knowing those affected by the coronavirus, and the Data Protection Law protects the club so as not to reveal the name of the positives.

The situation goes beyond the health alert itself and the investigation to discover what happened follows the usual channels. Sporting will face the start of 2021 with a squad very touched by the casualties to which is added the tense mood due to the continuous rumors and the problems that the coronavirus outbreak brings.