London [UK]: The Premier League has reported one positive case for the coronavirus on Wednesday after the test results for June 1, 2 of 1197 players and club staff were declared.
"The individual who tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days. The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency. No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and results will be made public after each round of testing," the Premier League said in a statement.
Tottenham have revealed that the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus is a player/staff member from their club. The individual's name will not be disclosed due to medical confidentiality.
The English top-flight has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the league had confirmed its return date as June 17 and all the matches will be played behind closed doors.
Before the suspension of the Premier League, Liverpool was at the top of the standings and was 25 points ahead of the second-placed Manchester City. Liverpool is just two wins away from lifting the title.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa footballer Tyrone Mings said players were the 'last people to be consulted' over the English Premier League's restart plans, which he feels is 'financially driven'.
"The motives are possibly 100 per cent financially driven rather than integrity driven," he told a website on Monday.
"Project Restart is financially driven. I think everybody accepts that.
"I am all for playing again because we have no other choice. As players, we were the last people to be consulted about Project Restart and that is because of where we fall in football's order of priority. That isn't a problem.
"We got the option to come back to training and that's fine because we didn't have to but if the FA and the EFL and the government and UEFA and the Premier League all say you are going back to play, it really doesn't make any difference what the players think because you are going back to play. It is get in or get out."
