⁍ A match planned to kick off Colombia’s soccer league has been postponed.
⁍ Seven players and six of the coaching staff of one of the teams tested positive for coronavirus.
⁍ Ministry of Health raised concerns other soccer players and people from Tolima could have been infected.
– A soccer match in Colombia has been postponed after seven players and coaching staff from one of the teams tested positive for a new virus that has killed more than 23,000 people in the country, Reuters reports. The match between Tolima and Nacional had been scheduled to kick off the country’s new soccer league, which was suspended in March due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. “This is not the best way to start the league,” says the president of Colombia’s soccer association. “We knew this could happen, but despite this, we are going to move forward. The priority is the health of everyone who is involved in the league, which is why we decided to postpone this match.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-colombia-football/colombia-soccer-match-suspended-as-players-coaches-give-positive-coronavirus-tests-idUSL1N2GF2EW