German league says 10 out of 1,700 coronavirus tests are positive


Team members of German soccer team FC Cologne walk at the clubs headquarters, after the club announced the positive testing of 3 players on COVID-19, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Cologne, Germany, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

(Reuters) - Ten people have tested positive for coronavirus in more than 1,700 tests carried out by Germany's professional soccer league (DFL) at its 36 clubs ahead a planned resumption of full training, it said on Monday.

The DFL, which tested players and coaching staff at the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga teams, did not identify those who had tested positive or their clubs and said the cases had been reported to health authorities.

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