Two individuals at two Premier League clubs have tested positive for the coronavirus in the latest round of testing.
The tests came back positive after the eighth round of testing from the Premier League which saw them collect 1,200 test samples.
Norwich City were one of the clubs to confirm a member of their squad, who has not been named, has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Premier League restart on June 17.
"Norwich City can confirm that one of its players has returned a positive test result following the recent round of COVID-19 testing," a statement via their official Twitter account read.
"In line with the Premier League’s protocols, the player will now self-isolate for a period of seven days before being tested again at a later date."
The unidentified Norwich player is now set to miss the restart of the Premier League season after testing positive for coronavirus, with the Canaries facing Southampton on Friday.
Tottenham, who played Norwich in a behind-closed-doors friendly this week, have confirmed that although the player did feature in the game, he did not come into close contact with the squad.
A club statement read: "We continue to operate within the strict guidelines outlined by the Premier League to ensure we avoid any risk of infection spreading should anyone else test positive, including practising social distancing so no 'close contacts' are created, which has been defined by Government as being within two metres of a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more.
"This means that no other member of the squad or staff should be forced to self-isolate other than the person who returns a positive test result and their household members.
"The Norwich player in question has confirmed he had no 'close contacts' with our team yesterday and our squad has also verified this.
"Our testing has continued to return only negative results for Covid since one positive reading was confirmed almost two weeks ago."
The low number of positive tests in the eighth round of testing will again be seen as good news for Project Restart, which is due to get under way in five days.
Additional reporting by the Press Association.
