<p>Eleven players and one staff member at Tehran football giants Esteghlal have tested positive for coronavirus, official agency Irna reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"After tests, 12 people - a team doctor and players - were confirmed positive" Irna reported, quoting a statement from Tehran's Massih-Danechvari hospital.</p>.<p>The agency said the tests were carried out on "61 players and technical staff" at the request of the Tehran club.</p>.<p>Esteghlal, twice Asian champions, are sixth in the Iranian league which resumed play on June 25 after a four-month break due to the Covid-19 outbreak.</p>.<p>Irna also reported that the president of Foolad Ahvaz, a club from the south-western city of Ahvaz, confirmed on Saturday that 16 club staff, including 11 players, had tested positive.</p>.<p>Iran is the most severely affected country in the region and, after a phase of decline, the disease has been on the rise again since the beginning of May.</p>
<p>Eleven players and one staff member at Tehran football giants Esteghlal have tested positive for coronavirus, official agency Irna reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"After tests, 12 people - a team doctor and players - were confirmed positive" Irna reported, quoting a statement from Tehran's Massih-Danechvari hospital.</p>.<p>The agency said the tests were carried out on "61 players and technical staff" at the request of the Tehran club.</p>.<p>Esteghlal, twice Asian champions, are sixth in the Iranian league which resumed play on June 25 after a four-month break due to the Covid-19 outbreak.</p>.<p>Irna also reported that the president of Foolad Ahvaz, a club from the south-western city of Ahvaz, confirmed on Saturday that 16 club staff, including 11 players, had tested positive.</p>.<p>Iran is the most severely affected country in the region and, after a phase of decline, the disease has been on the rise again since the beginning of May.</p>