Timo Hübers (right) is positive for coronavirus. - DANIEL ROLAND / AFP

German football has just had its first positive coronavirus case. The Hanover club in the second division issued an official statement to announce that their defender Timo Hübers had tested positive for Covid-19. The player has been placed in quarantine at his home and his wife will also undergo a medical test in the coming hours.

# H96-Profi Timo # Hübers ist positiv auf das # Corona-Virus getestet worden. Da der 23-Jährige seit der Ansteckung keinen Kontakt zu seinen Teamkollegen hatte, ist nicht davon auszugehen, dass sich Mitspieler bei ihm infiziert haben. 👇 #NiemalsAllein ⚫⚪💚https: //t.co/MBVQOdDnI1

- Hannover 96 (@ Hannover96) March 11, 2020

"Timo behaved in an exemplary manner," said his coach, Gerhard Zuber. He had no symptoms but as soon as he learned that he had been in contact with a positive person, he informed the doctors of the club and immediately quarantined him ”.

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