Coronavirus comes to European football: Timo Hübers, from the German Hannover 96, tests positive

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Timo Hübers, player of Hannover 96, is the first footballer in the major European leagues to test positive for coronavirus, as reported by his team in a statement.

The German defender of 23 years He could have been infected during an event on Saturday night, and has not had contact with his colleagues since he learned that one of his companions that night had been infected. “It cannot be assumed that your teammates have been infected“explains the club.

In any case, all members of the club's staff, coaching staff and staff will undergo tests as a precautionary measure.

Gerhard Zuber, sports director of the German team, assured that “Timo behaved in an exemplary manner. He does not show symptoms, but when he found out that a person who had been with him at the event had tested positive, he reported directly to the doctor and quarantined his house”.

The young footballer remains in quarantine at his home and, obviously, will not be available to play the match that will pit his team against him. Dynamo Dresden, of the Bundesliga 2, the second division of German football, for which his teammates continue preparing in a normal way.