Scottish football was threatened with being shut down through the country’s government after a Celtic player broke coronavirus regulations by making a secret to Spain and not isolating himself upon his return.
The Scottish champion has launched a “thorough investigation” into the movements of left-back Boli Bolingoli, who drew 1-1 with Kilmarnock in League on Sunday when he recently returned from Spain without quarantine.
An attack between Aberdeen and St. Johnstone on Saturday was postponed a day earlier after two Aberdeen players tested positive for COVID-19 and six others were asked to isolate themselves after one night at a bar.
This led Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon to warn that Scottish football’s privileges of safety restrictions in the game would be threatened if a similar scenario occurred.
The 12 Administrators and Captains of the Premiership met with government officials on Monday and were reminded of their day-to-day work related to football-specific protocols and also to the general public.
Celtic said they had taken their reaction to COVID-19 “extremely seriously” and had tested positive so far.
“Our staff has contributed a lot in this area,” reads in a statement from the club, “working tirelessly to make sure that all players and other club staff are safe, fully aware of their own day-to-day work and familiar with all the rules and protocols. has to be our priority.”
Spain has been reinstated to the Scottish government’s list of countries from which returnees will have to be quarantined for 14 days following a resolution of 25 July, which entered into force here on 26 July.
Regarding Bolingoli, Celtic said: “Obviously now a full investigation will be taken and the club will take all appropriate measures.
“After the player’s return, he recorded two negative tests a week.”
The BBC reported tuesday that the Scottish government had said so in talks with Celtic and the governing bodies to identify the facts.
“If it is shown as any other serious incident in Scottish football, where protocols have been breached in the face of the threat of public health in general,” it reads in a government report through the BBC, “then the Scottish government will have no selection to consider. if a break is now mandatory for the resumption of play in Scotland.
The new Scottish season began on 1 August following the early cancellation of the 2019-2020 crusade in May, as there is no immediate prospect of restarting the game amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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