Bath have emerged as the victims of an alarming error in coronavirus testing that resulted in all players and staff being forced into self-isolation in fear of a significant outbreak at the Recreation Ground.
The club were told on Tuesday that they were the source of 19 of 24 Covid-19 cases discovered across the Premiership earlier this week , only for the league's testing company, Randox Health, to realise a mistake had been made.
Upon correction, the real number throughout all 12 clubs was subsequently revealed to be two positive tests, of which Bath were responsible for one.
News of a mistake that will cause concern across the Premiership comes two days after all personnel had already begun quarantining at home and the training ground had undergone a deep clean.
Human error
Randox admit that “human error” was the source of the fault and that, as a result, they have introduced “innovative robotic systems” to ensure it does not happen again.
In addition to the 19 false positives, 16 players were identified...
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