Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said he feared he would pass the infection after a positive sample, and confirmed that he had fully recovered and was ready to return to work.
And the result of a test conducted by Artita on March 12 is positive, and his illness caused him to speed up the decision to suspend the English Premier League football matches.
Artita, 37, was proven to be injured shortly after Greek Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who had mixed with Arsenal players during the European Champions League match, was injured.
The Spanish coach made statements to the official website of Arsenal, saying, "I started experiencing some symptoms when we received a phone call from the club to tell us that we might be exposed to the virus, because of the Olympiacos owner. At that moment I don't know what happened, I felt something inside."
After experiencing what he described as difficult days, during which he suffered from symptoms including high fever, dry cough and chest pain, Arteta admitted that his illness caused him to feel "fear" from its spread.
He announced that his wife and his nanny were also infected with the virus, and said, "The difficulty was in the presence of a number of people at home in addition to my three children, and I was worried. My wife went through the matter and the nanny as well. Thank God the children did not catch the virus. We are all fine now."
Arteta thanked the coaching staff for maintaining the focus of the players in his absence, and indicated that they would continue their personal programs until the exercises returned on the field.
The Arsenal coach sent a message to the English fans, saying, "I appeal to everyone to take responsibility and stay at home as much as possible. We should try to help the NHS as much as possible. We should give the opportunity to the elderly who need this more than anyone else to get treatment." They need. We have to slow down the process and reduce the spread of the virus. "