“A player who is exposed to a patient will be required to be isolated as one person”

The director of the league announced today (Monday) to the Premier League and National League teams that starting on March 29, under the direction of the Ministry of Health, the outline of rapid tests for players / staff exposed to a verified corona patient will be discontinued.

The principal’s announcement reads: “As of March 29, 2121, the outline that allows corona tests to be performed on players / staff members of the professional league teams in the event of exposure to a corona patient is verified for the purpose of continuing the activity. From this date, in any case where a player / staff member is exposed to a verified patient and does not hold a vaccinator or recovering certificate – he will have to go into full home isolation in accordance with the rules applicable to all citizens and will be absent from the team.

It was also written that: “We will clarify in advance that in such cases – the team’s activity will continue without the player / s who will be absent from the activity, (even if they are key players / goalkeepers / a large number of players) and the team will have to carry out the activity with substitutes / youth players.”

Chairman of the Board, Erez Kalfon, He continued to call on the teams to vaccinate all players in order to continue normal activity: “Now that the vaccine tool is available to everyone – we expect all players and staff to be vaccinated in a way that will allow them to continue their activities even in case of exposure to Corona patients. In a sporty way. Since the time given by the Ministry of Health (after our prior announcement about two weeks ago), includes exactly the length of time required to obtain a vaccine certificate (ie first vaccination, second vaccination after 21 days and receipt of vaccine certificate after another seven days) please make sure that the last players / personnel The staff who have not yet been vaccinated will do so immediately – in order to avoid being absent from the group’s activities as stated above. “