阿仙奴有球員須隔離檢疫，對曼城一仗延期

早前，阿仙奴於歐霸32強迎戰希臘球隊奧林比亞高斯，奧林比亞高斯兼諾定咸森林班主馬連拿基斯 (Evangelos Marinakis) 於當晚現身於酋長球場觀賽，但佢近日稱自己已確診新型冠狀病毒肺炎 (「武漢肺炎」) ，結果阿仙奴今日發聲明證實曾有球員與馬連拿基斯接觸，得到英超賽會及曼城同意下，原定今晚進行嘅曼城對阿仙奴將會延期。


奧林比亞高斯兼諾定咸森林班主馬連拿基斯，於當地時間2月27日到訪酋長球場觀看旗下球隊對阿仙奴嘅歐霸賽事。作為主人家，有阿仙奴職員接待馬連拿基斯係正常不過嘅事，亦好有可能有球員曾經同佢打招呼而有身體接觸。馬連拿基斯於3月10日公布自己確診，由於距離佢出現喺酋長球場只係12-13日，不能排除佢當時已帶有病毒，以及有職球員同佢接觸後仍處於潛伏期嘅可能性，因此有關職球員須自我隔離直至14日期滿。

阿仙奴發表官方聲明，證實有「數名」球員曾於比賽後接觸馬連拿基斯，因此須要自我隔離，直至由當日起計14日期滿。阿仙奴指，根據醫療建議，決定提出將比賽延期，以預防病毒蔓延，得到英超賽會及曼城同意後，原定今晚進行嘅曼城對阿仙奴將會延期，阿仙奴會繼續密切留意相關人員健康狀況。



據報導，如相關職球員於本周五接受檢驗無礙，應無隊內傳播風險。阿仙奴亦指暫時未有計畫延遲其他比賽，包括周末作客對白禮頓嘅英超賽事。

阿仙奴官方聲明

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Our Premier League match with Manchester City on Wednesday night has been postponed.

Following yesterday's news that Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has recently contracted Covid-19, we have been taking medical advice and tracing any individuals who had what the guidelines define as close contact with him at the game 13 days ago.

As a result of this exercise we identified that a number of players met the Olympiacos owner immediately following the game.

The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing Covid-19 at extremely low. However, we are strictly following the Government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.

As a result, the players are unavailable for tonight's match against Manchester City and the Premier League has decided the game should be postponed.

The players will remain at their homes until the 14-day period expires. Four Arsenal staff - who were sitting close to Mr Marinakis during the match - will also remain at home until the 14 days are complete.

We fully understand how disappointing this is for our supporters, in particular those who were travelling to Manchester for tonight's match. Tickets will be valid for the match when it's rearranged.

As a further precautionary measure, whilst we do not believe there was any close contact with any other Arsenal guests or staff in the directors box restaurant, we are contacting them to advise they should follow the relevant advice if there has been any such contact.

Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Mr Marinakis a swift recovery and we look forward to the players and staff returning to work on Friday in preparation for our match at Brighton.

Source: theGuardian、BBC