<p>A number of Chilean football players will be fined after inviting a hairdresser into their Copa America bubble, thereby breaking the strict protocols designed to limit the spread of Covid-19, the Chilean Football Federation (FFC) said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The FFC said no players or officials tested positive for Covid-19 after the incident but acknowledged the error and apologised in a short statement.</p>.<p>It did not name those involved, but Chilean press reports cited Inter Milan midfielder Arturo Vidal and captain Gary Medel as among the guilty parties.</p>.<p>The news came at the end of the first week of a Copa America that has been beset by Covid-19-related incidents.</p>.<p>All told, four of the 10 teams – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela - have seen players or officials self-isolating due to positive tests.</p>.<p>Brazil agreed to host the tournament less than two weeks before it was due to begin after Argentina withdrew due to a surge in Covid-19 cases there.</p>.<p>Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro agreed to take over the responsibility despite the huge number of Covid-19 cases there as well.</p>.<p>On Saturday the overall death toll in South America’s biggest nation passed 500,000. More people have died from Covid-19 in Brazil than in any country bar the United States.</p>.<p>The tournament organisers said the 2021 Copa America would be "the safest sporting event in the world".</p>
<p>A number of Chilean football players will be fined after inviting a hairdresser into their Copa America bubble, thereby breaking the strict protocols designed to limit the spread of Covid-19, the Chilean Football Federation (FFC) said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The FFC said no players or officials tested positive for Covid-19 after the incident but acknowledged the error and apologised in a short statement.</p>.<p>It did not name those involved, but Chilean press reports cited Inter Milan midfielder Arturo Vidal and captain Gary Medel as among the guilty parties.</p>.<p>The news came at the end of the first week of a Copa America that has been beset by Covid-19-related incidents.</p>.<p>All told, four of the 10 teams – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela - have seen players or officials self-isolating due to positive tests.</p>.<p>Brazil agreed to host the tournament less than two weeks before it was due to begin after Argentina withdrew due to a surge in Covid-19 cases there.</p>.<p>Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro agreed to take over the responsibility despite the huge number of Covid-19 cases there as well.</p>.<p>On Saturday the overall death toll in South America’s biggest nation passed 500,000. More people have died from Covid-19 in Brazil than in any country bar the United States.</p>.<p>The tournament organisers said the 2021 Copa America would be "the safest sporting event in the world".</p>