Orlando, FL - Jasmine Gutierrez stated that she really hopes the MLS Is Back tournament will distract her from the 7 day wait for her COVID-19 results.

“I’m just happy that all of the players on all the teams in the tournament are being tested repeatedly and getting their results back in a matter of hours as I’m on day 7 waiting for my results,” stated Gutierrez. “I got tired of waiting to find out if I’m contagious or not so I attended a Black Lives Matter protest anyway. I can’t just sit at home and think that I’m sick. My friend is taking me to Disney this weekend as a distraction and I’ll try to catch an Orlando City game outside at one of the bars if they are still showing them. The best way to distract myself is to pretend that everything is fine, no one is on a ventilator and that my favorite players are still kicking a ball.”

Gutierrez stated that she doesn’t know when she will get the results back but she still has to work and live.

“If the players are able to get tested and go back to work then I’m going to do the same thing,” stated Gutierrez. “I don’t know the result but I can’t sit around waiting to find out. I need to make money and Jamba Juice told me to come back…. so until I find out that I can’t work…. I’m just going to work.”

Friends state that Gutierrez has been a fan of Orlando City since the team was in the USL.

“She’s always loved the team so that’s likely why she feels an extreme sense of obligation to watch their games,” stated friend Chelsea Williams. “I keep telling her that the league testing people is a bunch of non-local athletes jumping the line, but then again… famous people, rich people and athletes getting special preference is what this country is all about.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Gutierrez finds out that she is positive and has the corona virus a mere 20 days after she took the test.