{"id":17914,"date":"2020-11-17T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17914"},"modified":"2020-11-18T13:17:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T17:17:54","slug":"no-further-coronavirus-cases-reported-in-ireland-squad-ahead-of-bulgaria-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17914","title":{"rendered":"No Further Coronavirus Cases Reported In Ireland Squad Ahead Of Bulgaria Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.56623210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.56623210.jpg 643w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.56623210-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.56623210-230x150.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/>The Republic of Ireland have reported no further coronavirus cases ahead of their Nations League clash with Bulgaria in Dublin on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham defender Matt Doherty and Stoke midfielder James McClean were isolated from the rest of the squad after testing positive following Sunday\u2019s defeat to Wales.<\/p>\n<p>However the FAI said in a statement: \u201c[We] can confirm that all players &#038; staff tested negative for COVID-19 ahead of the match against Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe round of testing took place yesterday on arrival back into Dublin ahead of the fixture on Wednesday, November 18\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The news will come as a relief to Republic manager Stephen Kenny, whose side need to get a point against the Bulgarians to avoid relegation, and potentially dropping out of the second pot of seeds for the forthcoming 2022 World Cup qualification draw.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland have suffered a spate of positive coronavirus tests in recent months, with Aaron Connolly and Adam Idah both missing last month\u2019s Euro 2020 play-off semi-final defeat in Slovakia for what ultimately turned out to be false-positives.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, John Egan, Callum Robinson, Callum O\u2019Dowda and Alan Browne were withdrawn from the squad to face Wales at the Aviva Stadium after another positive test within the camp, and Kenny has since lost Robinson and Browne to Covid-19 positives this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-17914\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17914&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-17914\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17914&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-17914\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17914&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17914\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Ireland have reported no further coronavirus cases ahead of their Nations League clash with Bulgaria in Dublin on Wednesday. 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