Serie A squads risk going into isolation for two weeks if one of their players test positive for coronavirus, minister Vincenzo Spadafora has warned.
Now, the politician has revealed that entire squads will be quarantined for 14 days if a player tests positive for COVID-19 once group training resumes.
Serie A squads risk going into isolation for two weeks if one of their players test positive for coronavirus, minister Vincenzo Spadafora has warned.
Now, the politician has revealed that entire squads will be quarantined for 14 days if a player tests positive for COVID-19 once group training resumes.
“The scientific committee asks for changes linked to the FIGC protocol: for example, to ensure that if a positive case should emerge during training, all the players and coaching staff remain in quarantine without any external contacts or that club doctors are responsible for implementation of the protocol,” he told Rai 1.
“It also asks that molecular tests are at the expense of clubs and not the public: if the FIGC accepts these things, team training can start again.
“When will the season be able to resume? The line of prudence is the right one. It’ll take at least another week to understand the contagion curve and then make a decision on the campaign.
“All team training will start again on May 18 and I’ll present the document tomorrow to ensure that all sports complexes safely reopen, starting with gyms, by the end of May.”
It also means the club’s medical staff will also be considered liable if any of the players or staff contract coronavirus after the lockdown is eased.
This is different to the Bundesliga model, which has only the player or member of staff quarantined for 14 days if they test positive, rather than the whole group.
Therefore, if one player or member of staff tests positive for COVID-19 after group training has resumed, their season would effectively be over.