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Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has taken to social media to urge people to ‘play by the rules’ when it comes to the coronavirus.
Laporte’s statement on Twitter came shortly after Man City announced that its showdown with Everton on Monday night had been postponed after three more members of Pep Guardiola’s first team tested positive for coronavirus.
Laporte has stated that the pandemic is “clearly not over” and that everyone must follow the guidelines to keep their families safe.
Laporte’s statement on Twitter read: “As you can see, it is clearly not over yet … remember to follow the rules and keep yourself and your family safe.”
Man City’s game against the Toffees was postponed after their bubble was compromised.
Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and two City staff members tested positive last week, missing the Boxing Day victory over Newcastle.
City officials believe the outbreak is due to an overnight stay at a London hotel before the Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Arsenal last week.
The virus has subsequently spread within the City bubble, causing their clash at Goodison Park to be postponed and Sunday’s big game against Chelsea being called into question.
A Premier League statement on the situation read: ‘Manchester City’s game at Everton, to be played at 8pm tonight, was postponed following a Premier League Board meeting.
Manchester City today submitted a request to the Premier League to reorganize the game following an increase in positive COVID-19 test results received by the club this morning, in addition to the cases reported on Christmas Day.
This increase has created uncertainty and the Premier League Board received medical advice that the match should be postponed. The Board agreed to reorganize the game as a precautionary measure, and more testing will take place tomorrow.
“The decision was made with the health of the players and staff as a priority.
‘The Premier League continues to have full confidence in its protocols and rules, and in the way that all clubs are implementing them.
“The League wishes those with COVID-19 a speedy and safe recovery and will reorganize the postponed match against Everton in due course.”
While Man City responded with a statement of its own, saying: ‘After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club threw out a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day.
“With the security of the bubble compromised, there was a risk that the virus would spread further between equipment, personnel, and potentially beyond.
Based on strong medical advice, the Premier League, in consultation with both clubs, has decided to postpone the match.
All positive cases involving players and staff will observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with the quarantine protocol of the Premier League and the UK government.
“ The first team training ground at City Football Academy will be closed for an indefinite period, and the team and associated bubble will undergo tests before a decision is made to resume training.
“Everyone at the Club wishes all of our teammates a speedy recovery before they return to work, training and competition.”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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