Soccer News of Friday, 13 March 2020
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Chelsea player, Hudson-Odoi announces recovery from coronavirus (Video)
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Chelsea player, Callum Hudson-Odoi has stated that he has recovered from COVID-19 also known as coronavirus.
The winger became the first English Premier League football to test positive to the virus. Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta was also announced to be down with the virus.
Announcing his recovery, Hudson-Odoi took to social media with a video thanking fans for their good wishes.
He captioned the video: "Thank you for all your good wishes, as I said in the video I’m feeling good and hope to see you all soon!!".
Watch the video below.
A statement issued on Chelsea's website to announce his testing positive to the virus reads:
"It is expected that those who did not have close contact with Callum will return to work in the coming days. In the meantime, the men’s team building, one of several separate buildings at our training ground, will remain closed. The rest of our training facility, Stamford Bridge and our other facilities are operating as normal.
"Callum displayed symptoms similar to a mild cold on Monday morning and has not been at the training ground since then as a precaution. However, his test came in positive this evening and he will undergo a period of self-isolation. Despite testing positive for the virus, Callum is doing well and looking forward to returning to the training ground as soon as it is possible.
"We will continue to adhere to Government and Public Health Guidelines with regard to our facilities and staff and will be discussing next steps with regards to upcoming fixtures with the Premier League on Friday morning. We will provide further updates as necessary via the club’s website".
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