- Machines can turn around results in two and a half hours
- Testing at all remaining matches would be required
Premier League clubs have invested in coronavirus testing machines that can turn around results in two and a half hours as they gear up towards finding a way to complete the season. The league is overseeing the initiative and it is understood that some clubs in the Championship have also purchased the machines, which cost £36,000 and are readily available.
The machines can test only one person every two and a half hours, meaning that clubs could realistically test seven employees each day with them. That, along with the cost, is probably why there is little demand for them from the NHS – whose test results take longer to return.
Written by Exclusive by David Hytner and Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/30/premier-league-confident-of-securing-covid-19-testing-kits-for-return under the title “Premier League investing in Covid-19 testing machines for return”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
