DUNDEE UNITED manager Micky Mellon and the rest of the first-team coaches at Tannadice have entered self-isolation after three staff members returned positive tests for Covid-19.
On Wednesday, the Premiership club revealed that three non-playing employees had tested positive for coronavirus and entered quarantine.
The entire senior backroom staff will now follow suit as a precautionary measure, leaving academy coach Thomas Courts and the rest of the youth staff to take charge of Saturday's trip to Livingston.
A statement on the Dundee United website read: "Following recent positive COVID-19 tests for non-playing staff and ahead of further discussions with the Scottish FA and Tayside Health Board, we have taken the precautionary decision to ask all our first-team coaching staff to self-isolate.
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"Academy Head of Tactical Performance Coach Thomas Courts and other Academy staff will guide Thursday and Friday’s training sessions.
"Pending further discussions with the Scottish FA and Tayside Health Board, we will make no further comment at this time."
Mellon and the rest of his coaching staff could now miss United's home clash against Rangers on Sunday 13 December, with a two-week period of self-isolation required under the current guidelines.
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