Premier League clubs to return to emergency Covid-19 measures

<h4><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">In light of new Covid guidelines in England&comma; the Premier League has advised its 20 clubs to return to emergency measures&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15056" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;GettyImages-1343878651&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"960" height&equals;"645" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">At the start of the season&comma; the protocols&comma; which include social distancing was implemented&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Clubs with good vaccination rates were allowed to remove some of the limitations&comma; but they must now reintroduce them to help prevent the spread of the Omicron variant&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Spurs&&num;8217&semi; Premier League match against Brighton on Sunday has been rescheduled because of a Covid-19 outbreak inside the club&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Due to positive Covid-19 tests&comma; a number of Leicester players did not travel to Italy for their Europa League group game against Napoli on Thursday&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The Premier League has not revealed how many clubs were able to get the rules relaxed&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Wearing masks in indoor locations&comma; therapy lasting no more than 15 minutes&comma; and medical workers wearing full PPE when in touch with players are all part of the protocols&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Tottenham&&num;8217&semi;s Europa League match against Rennes on Thursday was also postponed after eight players and five members of staff at the London club tested positive for coronavirus&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Spurs&&num;8217&semi; first-team training facility was forced to close on Wednesday&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">On Wednesday&comma; Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed the government&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;Plan B&&num;8217&semi; to combat the spread of Omicron&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Fans must provide confirmation of double vaccination or a negative test to attend sporting events in England with crowds of more than 10&comma;000 people under the new guidelines&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Fans must provide confirmation of double vaccination or a negative test to attend sporting events in England with crowds of more than 10&comma;000 people under the new guidelines&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">From Wednesday&comma; all Premier League clubs will be required to follow this rule&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;