A case of Covid-19 was detected within the group of the Clermont rugby club and part of the management who crossed this person, who is not a player, was placed in isolation as a precaution, a announced the Top 14 club on Sunday. This person, "who was not at the training center in recent weeks", tested positive. “Asymptomatic”, she was placed in a fortnight but having had no contact with the players, there is no risk that they were contaminated - all were also tested “negative” there at 48 hours, underlines the ASM on its website.
New test Wednesday
This person, on the other hand, has met in recent days part of the Clermont staff during a meeting and "as a precautionary measure and in accordance with the medical protocol of the National Rugby League and the Regional Health Agency, all people from the staff who participated in this meeting are placed in solitary confinement ”. Tested negatively on Friday, these people will be tested again on Wednesday and will return to the group on Thursday if the test is negative and if no symptoms have appeared. This first case of Covid-19 for ASM comes about two weeks before the resumption of the championship. The rest of the staff who have had no contact with this person will continue to prepare for the season within the confines of the Marcel-Michelin stadium.
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