Hertha BSC player tests positive for coronavirus
The club has suspended all training activities while others are being tested.
Hertha BSC confirmed that one of their players is infected with the coronavirus.
One of our players has unfortunately tested positive for Coronavirus. All players, coaches and backroom staff will now undergo the recommended 14-day isolation period. pic.twitter.com/vQcv7R7x9f
— Hertha Berlin (@HerthaBSC_EN) March 17, 2020
The identity of the infected player has not been revealed but the club said that the coaches, team and staffs are in a 14-day domestic quarantine.
Team doctor Dr. Uli Schleicher told Der Spiegel:
"The player complained of the usual symptoms and we immediately separated him from the group. We will now see whether there are any more cases, because the return to team training will depend on that."
This is the second Corona case in the Bundesliga. Luca Kilian from SC Paderborn was tested positive for the coronavirus four days earlier.