Southampton striker Danny Ings has praised the club for making him feel safe as Premier League players returned to training last week.
Top-flight clubs welcomed players back after being given the green light by the government, with strict social distancing rules in place.
Two rounds of testing have been carried out on players and staff so far, returning eight positive tests for COVID-19 in total.
While clubs are doing all they can to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the return to training has still been greeted with controversy.
Watford captain Troy Deeney and Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante are both staying away amid fears for their health and safety.
However, Ings insists he feels perfectly safe and gives an insight into how far Saints have gone to eliminate any risk.
“It took about a day to adapt to all the protocols and everything that’s in place,” he told talkSPORT.
“We’re wearing face masks and gloves as soon as we go in. We’re seeing the doctors straight away.
“We have to carry all of our stuff around in boxes, we wash our kit at home, and we’re not using the building.
“All of the protocols are in place and we’re maintaining social distancing. So credit to all of the staff for putting all of these systems in place.
“For me personally, I feel safe going into training.”
It’s a different story at Watford, though, who are significantly thin on the ground with numerous players missing due to a combination of positive tests for coronavirus and individual safety concerns.
Adrian Mariappa and two members of staff are self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, while two more players have gone into self-isolation after being in close contact and others like Deeney are staying away.
Hornets boss Nigel Pearson told talkSPORT: “There will still be some concerns and there is a lot of questions that cannot be answered at the moment.
“I think there is an element of trust that has been lost through lack of transparency. All those things don’t really align with everybody being on the same page.”
The Premier League is expected to move forward with ‘Project Restart’ at a shareholders meeting on Tuesday after the second round of testing returned just two cases, one of which was an unnamed Bournmouth player.
Clubs will discuss the protocols of moving to contact training and June 19 is still considered the mostly likely date for the resumption of fixtures.
