Coronavirus

[1964white]

Nottingham Forest players and staff have tested negative for coronavirus after Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis returned a positive result.

Marinakis, 52, was at the City Ground for Forest's Championship fixture against Millwall last Friday.

He revealed on Tuesday he had contracted the virus, prompting Forest to arrange tests for their entire team and those who came in contact with him.

It is not yet known if Saturday's game at Sheffield Wednesday will go ahead.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51837867

[LUFC_BOS]

It looks like US has stopped travel from Europe. UK and Ireland are exempt. More so, they gave suspended the NBA season!

I am sure other sports will follow. I hope this does not impact our season

Fingers crossed !

[Norm]

Finding a solution to sports seasons and championships is going to be another conundrum of CoronaVirus (as a Brit I cannot use CV for obvious reasons whereas the US uses 'Resume' instead of 'Curriculum Vitae'). Personally I think the whole thing has been blown out of all proportion, but then I never had the 'Spanish Flu' either.

We are at the whim of others.

[leedsmad]

The World's gone stupid over this , it's people with a lack of knowledge just being sucked in by the Media hence all the panic . What about the silent Killer influenza ? during the 2019 Influenza Season we had 35,000 Deaths Worldwide and nothing was even brought up . We also had the SAR's and MERS .
My job is in the Health Industry and i'm part of the Ressus Trauma team in Critical Care, we have had that many people come to triage themselves over a cough or Flu like symptoms the past Month , we have certain criteria questions that if they don't meet the Coronavirus criteria...they get swabbed and sent home , none of them has tested positive for the Cornonavirus.
I don't agree with the empty Stadium thing just my thoughts.

[Norm]

leedsmad wrote:

The World's gone stupid over this , it's people with a lack of knowledge just being sucked in by the Media hence all the panic . What about the silent Killer influenza ? during the 2019 Influenza Season we had 35,000 Deaths Worldwide and nothing was even brought up . We also had the SAR's and MERS .
My job is in the Health Industry and i'm part of the Ressus Trauma team in Critical Care, we have had that many people come to triage themselves over a cough or Flu like symptoms the past Month , we have certain criteria questions that if they don't meet the Coronavirus criteria...they get swabbed and sent home , none of them has tested positive for the Cornonavirus.
I don't agree with the empty Stadium thing just my thoughts.

100% leedsmad - a voice of reason

[leedsmad]

I personally don't think its stupid to take necessary precautions to protect human life. Influenza has been bought up almost every time I watch the news or go online and seems to be the main comparison. The problem we face is how little we know about Coronavirus and how quickly it is spreading. Seasonal Influenza has a death rate of around 0.1% mainly because we know how to medicate, Coronavirus is currently around 3-4%. When you consider the number you gave of 35,000 deaths in influenza season 2019 and how much more deadly the Coronavirus is at this stage I don't think its unreasonable for people to be concerned. Ill let you do the maths.

The other thing to consider is whether you want to be so casual and irresponsible to risk infecting loved ones that my die from the virus. Me, my wife and children could catch the virus and show very little symptoms and then unknowingly pass them to a family member with asthma or underlying issues and it could be the worse.

I do feel (and i hope im wrong), there will be a lot of "this aged well" memes online from peoples playing this down,.

Nothing to do with being Casual , there is so many things that can potentially be harmful, Measels killed nearly 80,000 people last year but if you feel that way we'd all be living in a Cave.

You said it yourself that it can be caught with some people showing little affect and not knowing they have it , so does that mean we stop with our daily routines and jobs ? I won't go to work cause I work in a hospital and could catch it? Kids stop going to school cause they can Catch it? What about getting the weekly groceries?

Anyway your free with your thoughts and how you approach it but nothing to do with being Casual about it , I've seen it all in my line of work.

[LevLeeds]

3 Leicester players tested positive. This is gonna have a big impact on how the FA and EFL deal with this situation. Understand behind closed doors but if the players or falling down with it,,, who to say whats gonna happen?!? Postpone the league? Surely not though?!?!?!

[BGwhite]

3 Leicester players tested positive. This is gonna have a big impact on how the FA and EFL deal with this situation. Understand behind closed doors but if the players or falling down with it,,, who to say whats gonna happen?!? Postpone the league? Surely not though?!?!?!

I reckon it's a possibility should it get much worse .

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[Irish Ian]

Postponing the League makes more sense than playing behind closed doors.

Also it woukd allow JKA to get a "pre season" in...

[The Subhuman]

We're gonna need a bigger squad....

Jaws 1975

[Irish Ian]

We're gonna need a bigger squad....

Jaws 1975

Boris is due out any minute for a presser.

Cue the fingernails down the blackboard

[gessa]

Looking like the football authorities can'tagree on a solution

There are "tensions" between the EFL and Premier League over how to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, the BBC understands.

It comes after an apparent 'crisis plan' to play all remaining matches in English football behind closed doors was revealed by the Times newspaper.

The Premier League has declined to comment, but has distanced itself from the report.

The government is expected to announce on Thursday that it is stepping up its response to coronavirus.

There are now more than 450 confirmed cases in the UK and it is anticipated the government will switch to tactics aimed at delaying its spread, rather than containing it.

Delay is where "social distancing" measures will be considered - which could include restrictions on public gatherings above a certain number of people, though this is not thought to be likely at this stage.

La Liga suspended as Real Madrid players in quarantine
Bosnia ask Uefa to postpone Northern Ireland game
Timeline: How has coronavirus impacted sport?
The EFL is to seek clarity from the Premier League over what appears to be a proposed contingency plan.

The emergence of the plan took both the EFL and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee (DCMS) by surprise, and does not appear to have been approved by the government.

One senior EFL source described the leak as "unhelpful".

"There are now tensions between the two leagues, and even between clubs over how to handle this," they said.

According to the source, who wishes to remain anonymous, the EFL had also been taken aback by the Premier League's decision to ban pre-match handshakes and the cancellation of the Manchester City-Arsenal Premier League match on Wednesday.

That game was postponed as a "precautionary measure" with several Arsenal players in self-isolation.

Sports bodies were asked by senior DCMS officials at a meeting on Monday to not break ranks or announce unilateral policies.

EFL clubs are understood to be strongly opposed to playing matches behind closed doors because of the financial cost of a loss of matchday revenue. They retain hope that their seasons can be completed.

Officials at the Premier League believe playing behind closed doors is now inevitable.

[Ratscoot]

I was in London Tuesday and Wednesday, train down wasn’t as busy as normal and most of the places I went seemed quiet compared to normal, even the pubs!

Wednesday morning got the tube at 09.02 only saw about 6 people on the train heading to KingsX I’ve never known that, KingsX and the surrounding area was quieter than a Sunday and the trains back to the beautiful north were all half empty.

[1964white]

I was in London Tuesday and Wednesday, train down wasn’t as busy as normal and most of the places I went seemed quiet compared to normal, even the pubs!

Wednesday morning got the tube at 09.02 only saw about 6 people on the train heading to KingsX I’ve never known that, KingsX and the surrounding area was quieter than a Sunday and the trains back to the beautiful north were all half empty.

Public transport is a breeding ground for germs

[Ratscoot]

Public transport is a breeding ground for germs

And they even let some right scuffers and nutters on as well.......

[1964white]

And they even let some right scuffers and nutters on as well.......

Always remember the nutter on the bus before I learned to drive many moons ago

[Cjay]

Mikel Arteta has tested positive.

Him the whole Arsenal first team and other members of staff now in isolation.

Hope everyone recovers soon.

[Chilli D]

Mikel Arteta has tested positive.

Him the whole Arsenal first team and other members of staff now in isolation.

Hope everyone recovers soon.

Yeah, just read that on AOL this morning.
The football season isn't going to finish. I have no idea how they will resolve this.
It could only happen when we are top of the league.
But people's health is more important.

[Chilli D]

Callum Hudson-Odoi has tested positive as well now.

[1964white]

Callum Hudson-Odoi has tested positive as well now.

Chelsea & Arsenal squads gone into self-isolation