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Premier League will NOT stop testing for Covid-19 among clubs' players and staff despite restrictions being lifted... but will look to phase out the process as positive cases drop to lowest rates since November

The Premier League will continue with its Covid-19 testing programme despite restrictions being lifted.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced all coronavirus laws in England, including the legal requirement for people who test positive to isolate, will end on Thursday before free universal testing is scrapped in April.

But it is understood the Premier League will maintain its current testing programme in the short-term, with a view to eventually easing out of the restrictions.

The Premier League has pledged to carry on with its Covid-19 testing protocols short term
Players as well as staff will continue to be tested despite case numbers plummeting

Earlier on Monday the league announced nine new positive results from last week's testing.