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Sept 2020
Last Updated: 22/09/2020
Harrogate Town kids coaching centre closes after covid case
The player development centre at Harrogate Town - which offers coaching to children - has shut for two weeks following a positive case of coronavirus.
The Envirovent Stadium, Wetherby Road.
Harrogate Town Football Club has closes its player development centre for two weeks following a positive case of coronavirus.
The player development centre works with children aged between four and 15 to offer football coaching and support. The club was told yesterday one of its members had tested positive.
The club has confirmed only the development centre has been affected and its first team's game against Notts County tonight is unaffected.
In a statement, Harrogate Town, said:
"Yesterday we received formal confirmation that one member of our Player Development Centre has tested positive for Covid-19.
"All players and staff in attendance who may have come into contact with the player have been informed, and appropriate government guidance followed. As a precautionary measure we have decided to close the PDC for 14 days. There have been no other confirmed cases within the PDC or any area of the club."
Read more:
- The total cases within Harrogate, since March, has now reached 926.
- Hotel closes after staff test positive for covid.
Yesterday, a further seven cases of coronavirus were reported in the district.
In the past week, the Stray Ferret has reported five schools in Harrogate have confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Today the Prime Minister announced that indoor team sport would be banned in an attempt to avoid a full lockdown.
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