Chelsea's players were ordered not to turn up for training on Thursday amid a coronavirus scare.
According to The Athletic, someone 'close to the squad' complained they were suffering with COVID-19-like symptoms and a decision was made on Thursday morning to cancel training.
The report claims that the unidentified person has not yet been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Chelsea's players are due to train on Friday ahead of Saturday's Premier League match against Aston Villa.
The club's Cobham training facility is set to undergo a deep cleanse as a precaution, but Frank Lampard's pre-match press conference is scheduled to go ahead as planned tomorrow.
Chelsea's Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich next week was already scheduled to be played behind closed doors, while manager of Premier League rivals Leicester, Brendan Rodgers, revealed on Thursday that three of his players were currently in self-isolation having been suffering with symptoms.
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