Ninety Premier League avid avid gamers and staff examined sure for Covid-19 throughout the past week.

A doc 12,345 assessments had been administered after the league elevated making an attempt out of avid avid gamers and membership staff to every day lateral float and twice-weekly PCR assessments, having beforehand carried out lateral float making an attempt out twice per week.

Between December 13 and December 16 there had been 49 new sure assessments, whereas an extra 41 had been recorded throughout making an attempt out held between December 17 and 19.

• PL decides in opposition to circuit breaker | 16% of avid avid gamers unvaccinated
• Which video games had been generally known as off?

“The safety of each person is a precedence and the Premier League is taking all precautionary steps in accordance to the impact of the Omicron variant,” the league talked about in an announcement.

Closing week, 42 Premier League avid avid gamers and staff examined sure for Covid-19 – beforehand basically probably the most recorded throughout the league over a seven-day interval.

On Monday, Premier League golf tools decided to fulfil festive fixtures in train of impose a circuit breaker regardless of disruption to the agenda over the past week.

“We are also liaising intently with the Executive, local authorities and supporter teams, whereas taking note of any future adjustments to nationwide or local steering,” the league added.

Six of this weekend’s 10 Premier League matches had been postponed because of the Covid-19 outbreaks at an extreme quantity of golf tools.

On Sunday, Chelsea talked about that they had been “deeply disappointed” their preserve a matter to for Sunday’s recreation at Wolves to be postponed turned as soon as rejected by the Premier League.

The FA additionally took the “unparalleled resolution” to scrap replays throughout the FA Cup third and fourth rounds “to alleviate probability of fixture congestion” amid the persevering with uncertainty precipitated by the virus.

The Premier League confirmed 77 per cent of avid avid gamers dangle bought two doses of Covid-19 vaccination, whereas 16 per cent are but to dangle their first jab.

The NHS experiences that amongst 25 to 29-300 and sixty 5 days-olds, 78.5 per cent dangle handiest bought one dose of a vaccine. The smart age of a Premier League participant is 26.9.

Wolves squad get boosters

Wolves’ avid avid gamers and staff bought their booster jabs throughout the Molineux medical room following their association with Chelsea on Sunday.

The Midlands membership had been utterly vaccinated in September, a Sky Sports Knowledge see revealed.

Head coach Bruno Lage talked about: “When I got here right here, they gave me the likelihood to be vaccinated and I approved. It turned as soon as priceless for me because of the I dangle my household in Portugal and after I dangle days off, I certain there to spend time with my higher half and youngsters, so I took my vaccinations.

“All and sundry in our constructing is totally vaccinated, which is the true kind thing to withhold out, particularly with the amplify in sure conditions within the Premier League and wider society. Now we dangle a responsibility to retain ourselves and others safe, so when the avid gamers and workers had been equipped the booster jab, it became once a straightforward resolution for us, and it became once massive to withhold out it together after the game.”

Premier League Covid-19 check out outcomes this season

2 Aug-8 Aug 3,118 examined; 9 sure
9 Aug-15 Aug 3,231 assessments; 11 sure
16 Aug-22 Aug 3,060 assessments; 16 sure
23 Aug-29 Aug 3,020 assessments; six sure
30 Aug-5 Sep 1,952 assessments; two sure
6 Sep-12 Sep 3,039 assessments; three sure
13 Sep-19 Sep 3,154 assessments; two sure
20 Sep-26 Sep 3,010 assessments; one sure
27 Sep-3 Oct 2,927 assessments; 4 sure
4 Oct-10 Oct 1,696 assessments; zero sure
11 Oct-17 Oct 3,044 assessments; six sure
18 Oct-24 Oct 3,209 assessments; 4 sure
25-31 Oct 3,006 assessments; 4 sure
1-7 Nov 2,953 assessments; three sure
8-14 Nov 1,647 assessments; 4 sure
15-21 Nov 3,188 assessments; six sure
22-28 Nov 3,379 assessments; seven sure
29 Nov-5 Dec 3,154 assessments; 12 sure
6-12 Dec 3,805 assessments; 42 sure
13-19 Dec 12,345 assessments; 90 sure – making an attempt out elevated to every day lateral float making an attempt out and twice-weekly PCR making an attempt out

What are the Premier League rules round postponements?

The 2021/22 Premier League handbook entails Covid protocols, and states the Premier League board will “handiest allow the rearrangement or postponement of a league match in unparalleled conditions”.

The board get calls on a case-by-case foundation, and by steering the Premier League says permission for a postponement is doubtlessly now not granted if a membership dangle 14 or further avid avid gamers from their squad itemizing obtainable.

In an announcement, the Premier League added it might probably per likelihood “assess an excessive amount of components, together with the skill of a club to subject a crew; the placement, severity and doable impact of the Covid-19 outbreak at the club; and the skill of the avid gamers to soundly prepare for and play the match.

“The board should additionally take into accout the broader risks to the opposition and numerous of us the membership would possibly per likelihood per likelihood additionally merely come into contact with.”

Which Premier League video games had been generally known as off?

Brighton vs Tottenham – Sunday December 12, Premier League

Brentford vs Man Utd – Tuesday December 14, Premier League

Burnley vs Watford – Wednesday December 15, Premier League

Leicester vs Tottenham – Thursday December 16, Premier League

Man Utd vs Brighton – Saturday December 18, Premier League

Southampton vs Brentford – Saturday December 18, Premier League

Watford vs Crystal Palace – Saturday December 18, Premier League

West Ham vs Norwich – Saturday December 18, Premier League

Aston Villa vs Burnley – Saturday December 18, Premier League

Everton vs Leicester – Sunday December 19, Premier League