On December 17, Beijing time, Real Madrid and Chelsea have officially announced bad news, the number of real Madrid infected with the new crown has increased to 7, and 4 players on the Chelsea side have also confirmed the infection with the new crown.
Real Madrid officially confirmed that there were 5 new cases of covid-19 in the team, infected by Bale, Asensio, Lunin, Rodrigo and assistant coach Ancelotti Ancelotti (Ancelotti's son). Previously, Real Madrid has officially announced that Modric and Marcelo have been diagnosed, and now there are 7 people infected in the Real Madrid team, of which 6 are players.
According to Marca, 18 players have been recruited in the Real Madrid squad since March last year, leaving only Courtois, Vinicius, Carvajal, Mendy, Isco, Vazquez, Carmavinga and Ceballos uninfected.
Madrid Health Minister Escudero confirmed that because the Real Madrid players infected with the new crown have been vaccinated, they can play as long as they turn negative, and there is no need for isolation.
Chelsea have officially confirmed four new cases of covid-19 in the team, infected by Hudson-Odoi, Lukaku, Werner and Chilve, of which the 21-year-old Hudson-Odoi has been recruited for the second time. Hudson-Odoi was the first player in the Premier League to contract a new crown, but he quickly recovered. Unexpectedly, after more than a year, he won the new crown again.
At the same time, Liverpool also officially announced that Van Dijk, Fabinho and Jones were suspected of testing positive for the new crown.
Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the Premier League has been postponed for five games this weekend, including Southampton vs Brentford, Watford vs Crystal Palace, West Ham United vs Norwich City, Everton vs Leicester City and Manchester United vs Brighton.
According to The Telegraph, United, including players and staff, have been recruited by a total of 19 men. However, the Premier League has officially confirmed that it will not be suspended and will arrange to continue the game when it is safe to do so.