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Eugene

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Fri Mar 13, 2020, 03:07 AM Mar 2020

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal manager tests positive for coronavirus

Source: BBC

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal manager tests positive for coronavirus

13 March 2020 Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus and the club's game against Brighton on Saturday has been postponed.

The Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate.

The Premier League will hold "an emergency club meeting" on Friday to discuss future fixtures.

"This is really disappointing," said Spaniard Arteta, 37.

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Arsenal expects a "significant number of people" will self-isolate, including the "full first-team squad".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51865442
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