Two England
players – Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell – are self-isolating and will have to
miss the upcoming Euro 2020 encounter against Czech Republic on Tuesday after
coming into contact with Scotland’s Billy Gilmour, who has tested positive for COVID-19.

However,
the Scotland players or staff are not having to isolate themselves, BBC reported.
Here is all you need to know about the incident and the COVID-19 rules at Euro
2020:

The contact:

Gilmour
tested positive after Scotland held England to a goalless draw on June 19 and
has been self-isolating since. All three players in question are teammates at Premier
League side Chelsea, and were interacting with each other after their Group D
fixture.

They were seen talking in close proximity and touching and are believed
to have interacted with each other for around 20 minutes in the tunnel.

What have the Scotland team done since Gilmour’s
test:

The
Scotland team are based out of Middlesbrough FC’s training camp on Teeside and
are required to follow Public Health England (PHE) rules. The PHE advises
self-isolation for 10 days upon coming into close contact with an infected
person.

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Close
contact is defined as having:

·      a face-to-face conversation within a
1m distance

·      being within 1m for a minute or
longer

·      being within 2m for over 15 mins

However, no
Scottish player has been self-isolating, and neither is manager Steve Clark,
who appeared to be within a metre of Gilmour during the match. This has led to
doubts over the social-distancing measures being followed in the dressing
rooms.

However, no Scottish player has been self-isolating, and neither is manager Steve Clark, who appeared to be within a metre of Gilmour during the match. This has led to doubts over the social-distancing measures being followed in the dressing rooms.

England
manager Gareth Southgate said, “I don’t want to cause a drama for Scotland, but
if you’re all in the dressing room together, where does everything stand?”

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The Scottish
FA said they have spoken with the PHE, with no player from their camp being identified
to have come in close contact of Gilmour.

25 of their players were had lateral
flow tests conducted on Tuesday, all of whom returned negative results, BBC
reported.

What have England done:

The England
squad and staff have also had a lateral flow test on Monday, apart from having
undergone UEFA RT-PCR tests on Sunday. All results were negative.

However,
the FA – after consultations with the PHE – decided that Chilwell and Mount should
isolate till Monday, June 28. They will continue to “train individually in
private areas” at England’s base in Staffordshire.

Is football exempted from COVID-19 guidelines:

The PHE has
said that people in elite sports, including footballers, need to follow COVID guidelines.
However, it said that contact during a football match outdoors “does not
necessarily constitute close contact based on the criteria around length of
time of interaction among other factors”.

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Team
medical staff are required to carry out risk assessment based on public guidance
and contact-tracing people who might have been exposed to the virus.

What are the special rules for Euro 2020:

UEFA had to
increase squad sizes from 23 to 26 to compensate for any possible COVID-19
cases. Matches can go ahead as long as a team has 13 players available. If 13
are not available, matches can either be rescheduled or forfeited – in which case,
the team responsible will be thought to have lost 3-0.