Pengurus Arsenal, Mikel Arteta Disahkan Positif Covid-19

Pengurus pasukan gergasi bola sepak Liga Perdana Inggeris (EPL), Mikel Arteta telah disahkan positif dijangkiti koronavirus, tulis satu kenyataan media yang dikeluarkan oleh kelab Arsenal.

Kesemua skuad kesebelasan utama Arsenal dan sesiapa sahaja yang pernah melakukan kontak rapat dengan Arteta telah diperintahkan untuk mengkuarantinkan diri mereka.

Berikutan dengan itu, perlawanan di antara Arsenal dan Brighton yang dijadualkan berlangsung pada Sabtu ini telah ditangguhkan.

Arsenal dalam satu kenyataan media yang dikeluarkan berkata: “Pusat latihan kami telah ditutup selepas ketua jurulatih Mikel Arteta disahkan dijangkiti virus Covid-19 sebentar tadi.

Kakitangan Arsenal yang mempunyai kontak rapat dengan Mikel Arteta kini diarahkan mengkuarantinkan diri mereka sejajar dengan garis panduan yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak kerajaan.

“Ianya adalah sangat jelas bahawa kami tidak dapat bermain dalam perlawanan yang telah dijadualkan dalam liga.

“Kami akan melaporkan maklumat lanjut kepada penyokong yang telah membeli tiket pada perlawanan yang akan datang secepat mungkin”.

Pengurusan Liga Perdana Inggeris (EPL) akan mengadakan satu mesyuarat tergempar pada pagi Jumaat mengenai perlawanan akan datang.

The Premier League will convene an emergency club meeting tomorrow morning regarding fixtures after Mikel Arteta tested positive for COVID-19

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Arsenal menyatakan bahawa mereka kini sedang berusaha bagi mengesan orang lain yang pernah mempunyai kontak rapat dengan Arteta.

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Our London Colney training centre has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result this evening.⠀ ⠀ Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, including the full first-team squad and coaching staff, as well as a smaller number of people from our Hale End Academy which we have also temporarily closed as a precaution. ⠀ ⠀ We expect those who did not have close contact with Mikel to return to work in the coming days. In the meantime our Colney and Hale End training centres will undergo a deep clean and our other club sites are operating as normal. ⠀ ⠀ Managing director Vinai Venkatesham said: “The health of our people and the wider public is our priority and that is where our focus is. Our thoughts are with Mikel who is disappointed but in good spirits. We are in active dialogue with all the relevant people to manage this situation appropriately, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows.” ⠀ ⠀ Head of football Raul Sanllehi added: “Mikel and the full first-team squad, players and staff, will be fully supported, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows. Obviously Mikel’s full recovery is the priority now for us all.” ⠀ ⠀ We will work with Public Health England on the next steps in regard to our facilities and staff, and with the Premier League, Football Association and relevant clubs around our forthcoming matches in the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup. ⠀ ⠀ It is clear we will not be able to play some fixtures on their currently scheduled dates. We will update supporters who have tickets for forthcoming games with more information as soon as possible.⠀ ⠀ We are now working to trace any other people who have had recent close contact with Mikel. We will let them know what has happened and they should follow the NHS guidance which is likely to recommend self-isolation.

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