Premier League players will be subjected to strict testing and even firmer social distancing measures if they are to return to training, according to reports.
All 20 Premier League clubs are said to have been sent a 40-page document outlining protocols for a possible resumption of group training next week.
The PA news agency understands players have received a condensed eight-page document from the Professional Footballers' Association.
Life as a professional footballer will be unrecognisable from before the coronavirus pandemic as they will be tested twice a week and subjected to a daily temperature check and questionnaire, according to a BBC report.
If any player tests positive, with or without symptoms, they will be forced to self-isolate for seven days.
Once they are allowed in the training ground - where they must have travelled to individually and not used public transport - they will not be allowed to gather in communal areas and will not be fed.
Medical staff and physios must wear PPE when treating the players, while data will be kept on record and sent to the Premier League.
Once out on the pitch, tackling and contact will reportedly be banned for the first phase of team training while all equipment, including playing surfaces, will be disinfected.
Players, the PFA and Government staff are reported to be meeting on Wednesday over safety issues surrounding a possible restart.
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor is hopeful a resumption can happen, if players are open-minded.
"If you're asking me, with the type of guarantees or assurances that would give confidence to the players, then (returning is) achievable," he told the Mirror.
"We've got to try it, see it if we can do it and see if we can return to some form of activity. But it's also being as careful and having as many assurances as possible that it's achievable.
"We have to be open-minded. There's a balance between what you hope can be done and what is realistic to achieve."
Player safety is arguably the biggest hurdle for Project Restart to overcome, followed by the opposition to playing out the season at neutral venues.
However, possibility of the Premier League campaign being completed on a home-and-away basis appears to be open after Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts of South Yorkshire Police, said "positive" discussions had been held on Monday evening.
The UK's national football policing lead had previously told critics of the neutral venue idea to "get a grip", but his approach appears to have softened.
DCC Roberts said in a statement to the PA news agency: "Following a positive meeting between police, Government and football last night, we will be jointly exploring a range of options to identify a way forward, which minimises any risks to public safety and unnecessary pressure on public services, but facilitates a sensible restart to the season, to support the economic and morale benefits associated with the sport."
It is understood clubs were told at the league's shareholders' meeting on May 1 that the only way to restart the season in a way which satisfied the Government and the police was to play at up to 10 neutral venues.
Clubs such as Brighton, Aston Villa and Watford had come out against it, but DCC Roberts has previously warned that playing the remainder of the season in the Premier League and the EFL entirely on a home-and-away basis would "present challenges" to the emergency services.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has come out against the idea of playing matches in London at this stage, a city badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
His spokesperson told the Evening Standard: "Sadiq is extremely keen for the Premier League and professional sport in general to resume. However, with the country still in the grips of this crisis, and hundreds of people dying every day, he believes that it is too early to be discussing the resumption of the Premier League and top-flight sport in the capital.
"As a Liverpool fan, Sadiq of course wants the Premier League to return, but it can only happen when it is safe to do so, and it cannot place any extra burden on the NHS and emergency services."
St Johnstone say league reconstruction would be 'negligent and reckless'
St Johnstone have defended their role in the breakdown of league reconstruction talks, claiming that rushing plans that could affect TV income would have been "negligent and reckless".
Saints were reported to be among six Ladbrokes Premiership clubs who effectively kiboshed plans to alter the league structure after talks were begun with a view to protecting clubs consigned to relegation by votes to end the season with games remaining.
Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack said on behalf of the top-flight clubs that a crisis was considered the wrong time to consider immediate reconstruction and efforts would be focused on getting back to play football safely.
The development drew a furious reaction from the likes of Hearts, Partick Thistle, Inverness and Falkirk, for whom the failure of reconstruction efforts is set to deny a chance to play at a higher level.
St Johnstone stated that chairman Steve Brown had been a "vocal supporter" of reconstruction for years and the club had been "heavily involved" in aborted attempts to reform the leagues in 2012-13.
Their statement added: "It was more than apparent prior to our discussions last Friday that the majority of clubs both in the Premiership and elsewhere wanted a permanent solution.
"With this in mind, we were of the opinion that it was unrealistic to overcome the many intricacies and complexities involved in pushing through any reconstruction proposals in such a short space of time.
"We were concerned that there was a potential risk to the broadcast deal which is the only realistic source of income for all 42 clubs for the foreseeable future. In our opinion, it would be negligent and reckless to do something with the knowledge that it could likely have a detrimental effect to income sources.
"Lastly, we are keen to stress that the issue of league reconstruction should not be taken off the table and we remain open to future discussions."
St Mirren also clarified their position after being reported as one of the clubs who had scuppered change.
The Buddies, whose chairman Gordon Scott sat on the reconstruction task force, said: "At the meeting our chairman clearly stated that we were in favour of continuing reconstruction talks but only if it was a permanent change for the benefit of Scottish football.
"We also made it clear that any final decision would be made by the St Mirren board."
Celtic expressed understanding with clubs who could not support change.
"Although Celtic are not directly involved in issues of promotion and relegation, we have great sympathy for clubs which will end up in a lower division," they said.
"While we have been supportive of temporary reconstruction, Celtic also understands the position of clubs who do not support league reconstruction at this time."
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