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    Jurgen Klopp OUT of Liverpool’s trip to Chelsea after testing positive for Covid just 24 hours before huge clash

    JURGEN KLOPP will miss Liverpool’s trip to title rivals Chelsea on Sunday after returning a suspected positive Covid test. The German is experiencing minor symptoms and will now isolate.
    Klopp will not be in the dugout at Stamford bridge after testing positive for CovidCredit: AFP
    Assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders will take charge of the game in Klopp’s place.
    Liverpool have been hit with three new positive Covid cases amongst the playing squad.
    The title-chasing Reds have also seen some staff test positive for the virus.
    On Friday, Klopp said: “We never had this proper outbreak where 15 to 20 players had it.
    “For us it is every day, another one, stuff happens more and more often. It’s like a lottery in the morning, waiting for the result.
    “It is pretty much day-by-day, always one case, then another one.
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    “We have to wait as the boys are not in yet. In this moment (we will) probably not (ask for a postponement) but we don’t know how it will look in a few hours.”
    Liverpool will also be without midfield duo Thiago and Takumi Minamino.
    Klopp added: “Taki is closer, running outside, Thiago not – it’s a hip issue. We have to be patient.”
    A string of hugely positive studies show Omicron IS milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalisation is 50 to 70 per cent lower than with Delta.
    Covid booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic, health officials have repeatedly said.
    The Sun’s Jabs Army campaign is helping get the vital extra vaccines in Brits’ arms to ward off the need for any new restrictions. More

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    All British boxing SUSPENDED in January due to Covid with Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Williams rescheduled again

    THE British Boxing Board of Control have officially confirmed that they’ve suspended all British boxing in January due to Covid.The decision means Chris Eubank Jr’s January 29 fight against Liam Williams will be rescheduled AGAIN.
    Eubank Jr vs Williams will be rescheduled after all UK boxing was suspended in January due to CovidCredit: PA
    The fight was originally delayed by six weeks after Williams picked up a shoulder injury.
    And the delay pushes Eubank Jr’s plans for a title fight against Gennady Golovkin back even further.
    The 32-year-old says GGG wants to fight in England, and he insists he’ll be able to sell out a football stadium.
    He told The Daily Mail: “He’s a great champion whose been in my sights a long time and who I would be proud to fight.
    “He says he wants to fight again in England and he and I would pack a football stadium.
    “He doesn’t have any other options as good as that unless Canelo Alvarez wants to fight him again. Which looks doubtful.”
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    The suspension has left boxing fans fearing for Amir Khan vs Kell Brook.
    Although the fight is scheduled to take place in early February, an extension of the suspension could see that fight rescheduled too.
    One fan said on Twitter: “What about Khan/Brook? If that gets cancelled, they better not move it abroad.”
    The milder but easily transmissible Omicron has seen the UK’s Covid cases top 180k a day.
    But vaccines have played their part in keeping the most vulnerable safe.
    Covid booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic, health officials have repeatedly said.
    The Sun’s Jabs Army campaign is helping get the vital extra vaccines in Brits’ arms to ward off the need for any new restrictions, especially for sports events. More

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    Brighton to use Amex Stadium as Covid-19 vaccinator volunteers training centre amid Jabs Army call to arms

    BRIGHTON are to use their Amex stadium as a training centre for Covid-19 vaccinator volunteers this weekend.
    The volunteers will be trained by St John’s Ambulance to administer the vaccine across Sussex as new NHS vaccination centres come online.

    The Amex is being put to good use by Brighton during the pandemicCredit: Getty Images – Getty

    Albion chief executive Paul Barber said: “We are delighted to be able to help with the national effort to get the population vaccinated by providing several of our hospitality areas for socially distanced vaccination training for local volunteers. 
    “We have space inside the Amex for St John Ambulance personnel to safely deliver training to approximately 200 volunteers this weekend, who are then ready to go into the community to administer the vaccine across Sussex.
    “We have been committed to supporting the NHS, St John Ambulance and other key healthcare workers in any way we can throughout the pandemic.
    “As we start to see a light at the end of the tunnel, we will do everything we possibly can to support the national effort to get there.”

    In April the Amex was used as a mass testing centre, with capacity to test up to 1500 people per day.
    The stadium and training facility have been used by the NHS for storage and training purposes.
    The Seagulls travel to Leeds on Saturday and don’t play at home again until the following weekend.
    Graham Potter’s side host Blackpool in the FA Cup on Saturday January 23, allowing plenty of time for volunteers to be trained.

    How to sign up

    VOLUNTEERS for the Jabs Army are being asked to first register online at nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk
    You will then receive an email with log-in details to sign up online.
    Finally, you will be asked to download the GoodSAM app on a smartphone which will match you to a role in your area.
    Services will be opening in the coming days and weeks, with different areas up and running at different times, so you might not be required on site for some weeks. Not everyone who signs up will need to be called upon.
    You need to commit to only two six-hour shifts a month at a vaccination service, and no prior experience or qualifications are required.
    You will work as part of a team that will include NHS staff and volunteers. The Royal Voluntary Service will conduct appropriate background checks.
    Go to nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk

    Brighton’s offer comes amid The Sun’s Jabs Army appeal, which calls for volunteers to get involved with the vaccination programme.
    Telly favourite Jeremy Clarkson is the latest star to urge readers to sign up for our Jabs Army — and cure their own lockdown blues.
    Visiting a vaccination centre, he said: “Everyone is saying how bored they are. They’ve watched Netflix, gone through everything on the internet, read Google.
    “Well let’s not be bored — let’s get off our bottoms and volunteer.”
    Sign up at nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk

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