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United States vs. Jamaica: Covid-19 cases confirmed minutes before the game

By Fredi Roman

Two players tested positive and were isolated in the pre-match. 

Two players tested positive and were isolated in the pre-match. 

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In a few moments, the United States National Team will play an international friendly match against Jamaica in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt; However, in the pregame, it is marked by the detection of positive cases of Coronavirus. As announced by the football federation in this country, through an official statement, two Reggae Boyz players are infected by Covid-19, which were isolated in their concentration hotel and, of course, will not be available.

Despite this situation, both the United States and Jamaica confirmed that the game will be played, according to plan, in an important evaluation for the upcoming challenges of the Stars and Stripes team at the subcontinental level. Let us remember that since the coronavirus pandemic began, the infected protagonist and his close contact were always isolated and the activity continued, unless it's a massive contagion.

The report provided by US Soccer adds that the players who tested positive did not have high-risk contact with other selections or with the Jamaican national team during their arrival in Austria; Furthermore, two more members of the delegation from the Caribbean country received a negative result after being isolated due to a positive test and will be eligible.

The match between the United States and Jamaica will be played this Thursday, March 25, starting at 1:20 PM (ET) at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium in Austria.

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