By Daily Sports on March 12, 2020
A second division footballer was on Wednesday the first player to test positive for coronavirus in Germany as RB Leipzig became the last Bundesliga side to announce that they would hold their weekend match behind closed doors.
Hanover 96 revealed that defender Timo Hubers had tested positive for COVID-19, saying in a statement that they insisted that no further infections were expected, as Huebers had avoided contact with his colleagues.
Their full squad and training staff were, however, being tested as a precaution.
“As soon as he found out that someone with whom he had been at an event was tested positive, Timo went straight to the doctor and put himself into isolation,” said Hanover’s sporting director Gerhard Zuber.
Leipzig’s announcement that their clash with Freiburg would be closed to fans means that all weekend Bundesliga games will be played without fans after similar announcements involving title rivals Bayern Munich and Borussia Moenchengladbach earlier on Wednesday.
As the number of confirmed infections in Germany continues to rise, federal states in the country are taking measures to cancel public events and slow the spread of the virus.
On Sunday, German health minister Jens Spahn called for all events with more than 1,000 people to be cancelled “until further notice”. (BBC)
•PHOTO: Timo Hubers
Source Daily Sports
Posted March 12, 2020
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