<p class="bodytext">The Australian Football League has postponed a game between Essendon and Melbourne because a player who recently returned from Ireland has tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-tally-crosses-4-lakh-toll-jumps-to-12825-851629.html">Follow live updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The Australian rules AFL competition was into the second weekend of matches after restarting in the wake of the shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says Essendon player Conor McKenna tested positive but remained asymptomatic. Other matches will continue in the league.</p>.<p class="bodytext">McLachlan said McKenna was the only positive case after all Essendon's players and staff were tested. He had a negative test earlier in the week before testing positive on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The AFL said McKenna returned from Ireland last month and self-isolated for two weeks according to Australia's COVID-19 protocols before returning to full practice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was set to to play his first game of 2020 on Sunday. All players are required to complete a COVID-19 test 24 hours before from each main training session and match.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The Australian Football League has postponed a game between Essendon and Melbourne because a player who recently returned from Ireland has tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-tally-crosses-4-lakh-toll-jumps-to-12825-851629.html">Follow live updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The Australian rules AFL competition was into the second weekend of matches after restarting in the wake of the shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says Essendon player Conor McKenna tested positive but remained asymptomatic. Other matches will continue in the league.</p>.<p class="bodytext">McLachlan said McKenna was the only positive case after all Essendon's players and staff were tested. He had a negative test earlier in the week before testing positive on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The AFL said McKenna returned from Ireland last month and self-isolated for two weeks according to Australia's COVID-19 protocols before returning to full practice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was set to to play his first game of 2020 on Sunday. All players are required to complete a COVID-19 test 24 hours before from each main training session and match.</p>