Heroic will play under quarantine at IEM Cologne after one of its CS:GO players tested positive for COVID-19. The positive result was discovered during the standard testing procedure which is required to leave the three-day quarantine before IEM Cologne, which is the first CS:GO LAN event since the pandemic began.

ESL and Heroic didn't identify which player has tested positive, but both state he had not been in close contact with ESL staff or other players, except the teammates he travelled with. "Based on the currently available facts, the entire Heroic team will remain in quarantine in accordance with our protocol. The player is in good condition and Heroic have decided to continue to compete from inside their quarantine," the ESL statement reads.

According to Heroic's statement, all players and staff are "without symptoms and in good condition," with all team members remaining quarantined inside their hotel rooms. The German health authorities have also been informed of the incident.

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