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Timo Hübers , player of Hannover 96 , is the first player in the European major leagues to test positive for coronavirus , his team said in a statement.
The 23-year-old German defender may have been infected during an event on Saturday night, and has had no contact with his teammates since he learned that one of his companions that night had been infected. " You can't assume your teammates have been infected, " explains the club.
In any case, all the members of the staff, the technical staff and the staff of the club will be tested as a precaution.
Gerhard Zuber , sports director of the German team, said "Timo behaved in an exemplary manner. He shows no symptoms, but when he learned that a person who had been with him at the event had tested positive, he informed the doctor directly and entered quarantine at home ".
The young footballer is still in quarantine at home and, evidently, will not be available to play the game that will face his team against Dynamo Dresden , of Bundesliga 2 , the second division of German football, for which his teammates are still preparing in a normal way.
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