Positive case of Covid-19 at Sheffield Wednesday confirmed

There has been a positive case of Covid-19 at Sheffield Wednesday the club have confirmed.
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The EFL have released their latest test results, revealing that there have been nine new cases in the Championship involving six clubs and Wednesday have confirmed that a member of staff has tested positive.

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In line with procedure, the staff member will now self-isolate and will be unable to enter training facilities.

Sheffield Wednesday have revealed that there have been a positive case of Covid-19 at the clubSheffield Wednesday have revealed that there have been a positive case of Covid-19 at the club
Sheffield Wednesday have revealed that there have been a positive case of Covid-19 at the club
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The EFL said 1094 players and Club staff from the 24 Championship Clubs were tested over the course of Saturday 30 May, Sunday 31 May, Monday 1 June and Tuesday 2.

This is the second case of Covid-19 at Wednesday, with striker Sam Winnall revealing that he had tested positive a few weeks after football had shutdown in mid-March. He said he had no symptoms at the time.

At the time he said: “I know I’m very lucky to be in a position where I can get tested through the football club, as I understand that the tests are at a premium.

“But thankfully I am ok and I will continue to spread the message – stay at home, help the NHS and save lives.

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The Championship is due to kick off again on June 20 with Wednesday pencilled in to take on Nottingham Forest.

Garry Monk said on Wednesday that he felt the timescale was harsh.

He said: “Contact training has only just been signed off yesterday, so for ourselves, our first contact will be on Thursday. So to have the players ready in two and a half weeks when you’ve only just started contact training is a huge risk in terms of injuries and preparation if we’re honest.

“If everyone has adhered to the guidelines and returned on the 25th, then don’t think there’s any manager who could sit here honestly and say that two and a half weeks of contract training is good enough preparation for the players to go and then play an intense batch of games.”

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