“Yes, Matvey Michkov tested positive for coronavirus.

As for the rest of the players, I have no information on them, "RIA Novosti quotes Bratash.

He also admitted that the tournament could end ahead of schedule due to the situation with the coronavirus.

Russia was awarded a technical defeat from Slovakia after the discovery of a case of coronavirus in the team.

Initially, the match was to take place in the Canadian Red Deer on the night of December 29-30 at 00:30 Moscow time.

Previously, matches between Finland - Czech Republic and USA - Switzerland were canceled at the tournament for the same reason.

In the first two meetings, Sergei Zubov's charges won one victory.

The Russians lost to the Swedes (3: 6) and outplayed the Swiss (4: 2).

Earlier, a member of the FHR board, Valery Kamensky, said that if matches cannot be played due to the coronavirus, then the MFM should be stopped.