Official statement: The expedition to Lisbon will undergo new PCR tests after the appearance of two positive caseshttps://t.co/GztEhGvQQZ
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“rel =” dofollow “> Atletico Madryt on Thursday he is to face RB Leipzig in the quarter-finals Champions League. The final tournament will be held in Lisbon, in the “Final 8” formula, with no rematch matches. The Spanish team announced on Sunday that two people at the club had been infected with coronavirus. This calls into question Diego Simeone’s departure to Lisbon and grê for triumph in the most valuable club competitions in Europe.
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Atletico Madrid has issued a message on the coronavirus. “Appropriate protocol started”
The club issued a special announcement. – On Saturday, August 8, all members of the first team to fly to Lisbon passed PCR testing as required by the UEFA protocol. Two results were positive. People infected with the coronavirus have been isolated in their homes. […] An appropriate operating protocol has been launched for these cases, which requires new PCR tests to be performed among the first team members and all those who are to fly to Lisbon. The club will coordinate the new schedules with UEFA and as soon as there is a new plan it will be made public. He also asks for the utmost respect for the identity of two people with a positive test – we can read on the official Atletico website.
Although UEFA only requires a negative PCR test for each member of the trip to Lisbon 72 hours before the scheduled departure for Monday, August 10, the club complied with the protocol established on its day by the High Sports Council and The League, keeping the weekly tests carried out after returning to league games under the supervision of the same LaLiga inspector who supervised compliance with said protocol during 11 league matches.
The first team together with the entire staff consists of 93 people. All of them underwent PCR and serological tests the day before returning to training. On Sunday, July 26. The next tests were carried out on Sunday, August 2. Both serie then gave a negative result.
The “Final 8” LM tournament is scheduled to be played from August 12-23 in Lisbon. Eight teams will play at the Estadio Jose Alvalade and Estadio Da Luz in Lisbon.
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