No more positive Covid-19 tests after Jamie Roberts result
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Dragons back-rower Harrison Keddie has his temperature taken before training
All four Welsh regions have returned negative coronavirus tests since Wales centre Jamie Roberts' positive result.
Roberts tested positive for coronavirus a few days before the planned resumption of the Pro14 2019-20 season.
The Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed the negative results of this week's tests.
Scarlets host Cardiff Blues on Saturday before Dragons travel to face Ospreys the following day in the first league games in more than five months.
The WRU said there had been 288 tests across the four Welsh regions this week, taking the total to 1,665, with only one positive test, which came in last week's batch.
The union says all Public Health Wales and Government guidelines have been followed.
Roberts is in good health but has been placed in isolation and will not play this weekend and was not tested in this week's programme.
Dragons centre Jamie Roberts has played three Tests for the British and Irish Lions
In August it was announced Roberts had joined Dragons. The 33-year-old had returned to Wales in April from a short stint with Stormers in South Africa.
In April, the qualified doctor volunteered to help the National Health Service fight against coronavirus and became involved with the Cardiff and Vale Health Board in a communication and promotional role.
The centre, who has 94 Wales caps, completed his medical degree at Cardiff University in 2013.
"Everybody recognises it's been a challenging time," said Dragons director of rugby Dean Ryan.
"We were confident in the processes which had been put in place, the weekly testing regime which obviously highlighted the positive test.
"Then the most important thing is to understand what goes on after that. It's a huge review of footage, a huge review of who has been in close contact.
"We are really pleased to say that in the next round of testing that there hadn't been any transmission to anybody else. That's an endorsement to the work that's gone on.
"Everybody needs to understand we are not in meeting rooms anymore. We are moving on a carousel as we move through training to ensure that we don't get close contract.
"Initially the obvious risk was who else does this affect, but gladly we have come out the other end and it's been a minimal disruption, albeit Jamie has been placed in isolation."
Cardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill said his region have had no positive coronavirus tests ahead of the season's resumption.
"We have had five tests five weeks in a row all clear and we got our results again yesterday," Mulvihill told BBC Radio Wales.
"We are looking forward to bouncing into work again today all clear and ready for the weekend.
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill is about to complete his second season in charge since the Australian replaced Danny Wilson
"There are massive implications (for testing positive), not just for players but obviously (their) close contacts.
"If you have got a wrestling or mauling session with someone who is positive, you have to go through the footage and your medics do that and find all the close contacts.
"Those guys could be out for two weeks as well so it can change very quickly who you throw out on a weekend."