Saudi news sites confirmed the arrival of the Corona virus to soccer players and the registration of the first player in the Kingdom to be infected with the Corona virus, when he was young and plays in Al-Huda Club from the Qatif governorate, called Hashem Al-Hashem, age 19, to record the small player the first case of Saudi football players infected with the emerging virus.
The Deputy Chairman of the Saudi Al-Ittifaq Club Hatem Al-Mishal had previously revealed that he was infected with the Corona virus after coming from the British capital London, and Hatim Al-Mishal, the brother of the President of the Saudi Football Association, Yasser Al-Mishal, wrote through his account on the Twitter network, "I was diagnosed with Corona Sanitary isolation at home away from social events and contact with others when necessary and wearing a muzzle and with God’s will, I will spend 14 days in sanitary isolation in the medical complex in Dammam. ”
On the other hand, player Hashem Al-Hashem confirmed his infection with the Corona virus after the second and final examination, yesterday, which showed the positive of the sample in Qatif Central Hospital, where he will receive treatment.
Al-Hashem was infected with the virus by an infected person, who had contact with his infected mother in the town of Tarout. And the Ministry of Health contacted him three days ago, based on the names given by the injured, without showing any symptoms of the virus, "according to his speech," because he possesses strong immunity.
Al-Hashem began treatment under the full auspices of the Ministry of Health. The young player was among the four injured in Qatif, who were revealed by the Ministry of Health yesterday, while he is the first athlete to be infected with the Corona virus.