Premier League to continue with Covid-19 testing after restrictions are lifted

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

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 the PA news agency understands the Premier League will maintain its current testing programme in the short-term, with a view to eventually easing out of the restrictions.

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