St Mirren are at the centre of a virus riddle 10 days before the start of the Premiership season.
Rumours of an issue appeared on social media this afternoon with the Daily Record picking up on the issue.
Their report claims that the club are at the centre of a fresh virus outbreak but that no players have gone down with the virus.
Most clubs are operating with a shadow staff with players being tested once a week, so far, over the period of more than a month there has been one positive test reported, at Aberdeen.
The Daily Record reports:
St Mirren are at the centre of a fresh virus outbreak Record Sport can reveal.
The Scottish government has been informed that the Paisley club has returned several positive tests in the last 24 hours.
We understand no players have yet gone down with the virus but safety measures have now been implemented to shut the club down while further testing is carried out.
They were identified by a strict testing regime which has been implemented across the Scottish Premiership as clubs prepare for the season to kick-off on August 1.
Under the regulations clubs must test players at least once per week, with any player who tests positive forced to isolate from the squad.
The regulations require testing before every match and clubs must confirm results with their opponent and the Scottish FAÂ 24 hours in advance of a fixture
St Mirren open their Premiership campaign at home to Livingston on August 1, travel to Ibrox on August 9 then host Celtic three days later with the visit from Neil Lennon’s side live on Sky Sports.