Six cases of coronavirus at Espanyol
Four are players and two are members of staff at the club
Espanyol have announced that six members of their squad and staff have been diagnosed with coronavirus. They did not provide the names of those with the virus but four are players and two are staff.
They said they all have light symptoms and are following medical recommendations.
Here is the official statement provided by Espanyol:
COMUNICAT OFICIAL | Detectats 6 casos de COVID-19 al RCD Espanyol de Barcelona: https://t.co/jxtE8s75uc
COMUNICAT OFICIAL | Detectats 6 casos de COVID-19 al RCD Espanyol de Barcelona: https://t.co/jxtE8s75uc
— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) 17 de marzo de 2020
COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Detectados 6 casos de COVID-19 en el RCD Espanyol de Barcelona: https://t.co/C4wfhrMg64#Volem | #EspanyoldeBarcelona | #RCDE pic.twitter.com/bD3VA1mMav
The tests were taken on Monday. They only gave them to those who had shown some symptoms. The number of players affected could rise in the coming days.
Espanyol follow Valencia, who have up to 35% of their squad and staff infected.
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