A member of the first-team squad at League Two side Leyton Orient has tested positive for Coronavirus. The club has not confirmed who the player is.
Leyton Orient Player Receives Positive Coronavirus Test
No Indication of Who the Player Is
The club made no indication of who the player was in their statement, saying only that he was a member of the first-team squad.
The player in question is only displaying mild symptoms of the virus and, after first showing these, went into a period of self-isolation.
Club Statement: First-team player tests positive for Covid-19.
Read in full on the Club website.
— Leyton Orient (@leytonorientfc) March 22, 2020
The rest of the first-team squad have also now gone into isolation for a further seven days having already been in a seven-day period.
Head coach Ross Embleton told the club website: “It is obviously a huge concern of everyone’s that a case like this has been reported, and of course it is a worry that it has impacted one of our players and our club directly.
“The positive for us is that the symptoms have not got any worse and the player in question is improving every day.
“It is vital that we continue to follow the guidelines and isolate for another week in order to give the virus the time to pass.”
Coronavirus in the EFL
This announcement comes just a day after League One club Portsmouth confirmed four cases of the virus.
First-team players James Bolton, Andy Cannon and Sean Raggett were the first three confirmed by the club before academy player Haji Mnoga was also confirmed as positive.
Thank you everyone for your messages. Me and my family are all well and are following the correct protocol. Hope everyone stays safe ? https://t.co/HfnVaxe7Zd
— Haji Mnoga #37 (@hajimnoga) March 21, 2020
All four players are in self-isolation as per the current government advice.
The club are currently waiting on the results of ten more tests.
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