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Sporting-Gil Vicente, since the opening day of the I League, postponed
Sporting-Gil Vicente, from the first day of the I League, was postponed, because the necessary conditions for the match were not met, the North Regional Health Administration (ARS) reported today in a statement.
“Based on the information provided and the risk assessment given the results obtained in a SARS-CoV-2 research test, in compliance with the powers attributed to the Health authorities, it was decided by the Health authorities at the national level, regional and local, The necessary conditions for the game to be played on 09/19/2020 “are not met,” reads the statement.
The match, which was scheduled for Saturday, at 6:30 p.m., at the José Alvalade Stadium, in Lisbon, was therefore postponed, due to the various cases of contagion by covid-19 in both teams, with special emphasis on Gil Vicente, who registers 19 infected items.
The decision of the Barcelos Health delegate, who always had many doubts about letting the Gilista team go to Lisbon, was always under discussion. So far, 19 infections have been identified, of which 11 athletes and 8 members of the coaching staff
Statement from the Northern Regional Health Administration
On September 8, the ACES Barcelos / Esposende Health Authority learned of a positive case of COVID-19 in an athlete from the Gil Vicente Futebol Clube, having initiated the procedures inherent to the Public Health intervention, recommended in the Guidelines. techniques of the General Directorate of Health, in the field of intervention for the prevention and control of COVID-19, namely, epidemiological investigation, with the identification of contacts, the evaluation of the risk of exposure and the determination of the measures of necessary and appropriate public health, depending on that assessment.
So far, 19 confirmed cases have been identified, of which 11 athletes and 8 members of the coaching staff.
This whole process has been developed, in coordination, by the different entities – Local, Regional and National Health Authorities, Portuguese Football League – with those responsible for the Club.
According to the information provided and the risk assessment given the results obtained in a SARS-CoV-2 research test, in compliance with the attributions attributed to the Health Authorities, it was decided by the Health Authorities at the national, regional and local level , The necessary conditions are not met for the game to be played on 9/19/2020.
The Health Authorities will continue to monitor the evolution of this situation and develop the Public Health measures deemed necessary, in coordination with the managing entities ”.
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