Arsenal cancel training despite completing 14-day isolation period


FILE PHOTO - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - March 13, 2020 A woman wearing a mask walks by the Emirates Stadium after manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus and their Premier League match against Brighton on Saturday has been cancelled Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

(Reuters) - Arsenal have advised their players, who were to resume training on Tuesday, to stay at home even though they completed their 14-day isolation period after manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for the coronavirus.

Arteta's positive test forced the team to go into self-isolation, while the Premier League has suspend the soccer season until April 30.

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