Premier League confirms six positive COVID-19 cases after testing

Premier League confirms six positive COVID-19 cases after testing

Premier League players return to training after clubs agree to allow "small group" sessions to begin.

RESENDING WITH UPDATED SCRIPT VIDEO SHOWS: AERIAL FOOTAGE OF CHELSEA, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR, ARSENAL, WATFORD AND CRYSTAL PALACE TRAINING GROUNDS, PLAYERS ARRIVING AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TRAINING GROUND SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (UK POOL - ACCESS ALL) 1.

AERIAL OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR'S TRAINING GROUND 2.

AERIAL SHOWING ENTRANCE TO TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TRAINING GROUND 3.

AERIAL SHOWING TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR CLUB BADGE ON EXTERIOR OF BUILDING LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR DEFENDER, JAN VERTONGHEN ARRIVING AT TRAINING GROUND 5.

VARIOUS OF CARS ARRIVING AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TRAINING GROUND LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (UK POOL - ACCESS ALL) 6.

VARIOUS AERIALS SHOWING TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLAYERS TRAINING LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7.

SECURITY GUARD WEARING A MASK WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR'S TRAINING GROUND 8.

ROAD SIGN, READING: "HOTSPUR WAY" 9.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR CLUB BADGE AT ENTRANCE TO TRAINING GROUND STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (UK POOL - ACCESS ALL) 10.

AERIAL OF CHELSEA'S TRAINING GROUND 11.

AERIAL SHOWING CHELSEA CLUB BADGE ON EXTERIOR OF BUILDING 12.

AERIAL SHOWING CARS DRIVING THROUGH TENT AT ENTRANCE TO TRAINING GROUND 13.

AERIAL SHOWING CHELSEA STAFF MEASURING OUT DISTANCES ON PITCH LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (UK POOL - ACCESS ALL) 14.

AERIAL OF ARSENAL'S TRAINING GROUND 15.

AERIAL SHOWING MEMBER OF ARSENAL COACHING STAFF WALKING ON TRAINING PITCH 16.

AERIAL SHOWING WATFORD'S TRAINING GROUND BECKENHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (UK POOL - ACCESS ALL) 17.

AERIAL SHOWING CRYSTAL PLACE'S TRAINING GROUND 18.

AERIAL SHOWING CRYSTAL PALACE TRAINING PITCH 19.

AERIAL SHOWING CRYSTAL PALACE'S TRAINING GROUND LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 20.

TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN JORDAN HENDERSON ARRIVING AT THE CLUB'S MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND 21.

STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER, ALEX OXLADE CHAMBERLIAN (SUNGLASSES) ARRIVING AT THE CLUB'S MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND 22.

STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER, FABINHO ARRIVING AT THE CLUB'S MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2020) (ACTION IMAGES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 23.

STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF LIVERPOOL GOALKEEPER, ALISSON BECKER ARRIVING AT THE CLUB'S MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND 24.

STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF LIVERPOOL GOALKEEPER, ADRIAN ARRIVING AT THE CLUB'S MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND STORY: The Premier League said on Tuesday (May 19) that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals.

The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of the return to small group training.

"Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days," the league said in a statement.

"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 in this way after each round of testing.

On Monday, the Premier League voted to allow clubs to begin small group, non-contact training with some clubs returning on Tuesday.

The league will decide early next week when to allow contact training as it looks for a June restart to the season which was halted on March 13.

On Saturday (May 16), Germany's top-flight became the first major European league to return to action.

The Bundesliga returned 10 positives out of 1,700 tests, on May 4, ahead of its return to training.

(Production: Will Russell, Pete Brownlie, Tim Hart)