La Liga president Javier Tebas aims for the Spanish league to resume on 12 June, but admitted that there is still uncertainties and fear over the rise of COVID-19 cases in the near future.<\/p>\n
He believes it all depends on how players are taking care of themselves, based on health measures set by the authorities.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019d like it to be June\u202f12th\u202fbut we\u202fhave to\u202fbe careful, it will depend on many factors taking into account the de-escalation phases across Spain that the Health Minister has spoken about, such as potential a rise in infections, factors which don\u2019t depend on football but on Spanish society,” he said in an interview with El Partidazo.<\/p>\n
“We\u202fhave to\u202fbe very careful and focused on following the health measures. The virus is still there. With less infections, but it\u2019s still there.<\/p>\n
“Coronavirus isn\u2019t transmitted through sweat; it\u2019s transmitted by saliva. The risk during games will be zero, or practically zero, because the players will be PCR tested \u2013 with only a 5% possible failure rate \u2013 24 hours before the game.<\/p>\n
“There\u2019s always a tiny risk in everything we do in everyday life but the risk of picking it up during a game is practically zero.”<\/p>\n