Chelsea
midfielder Kai Havertz has tested positive for coronavirus and is
self-isolating.
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard confirmed Havertz's positive test ahead of
their Champions League match against Rennes on Wednesday evening.
"It's significant because he's tested positive for Covid in the testing
going into this game," Lampard told BT Sport.
"So he's come away from the squad, he's in isolation as the doctor's orders
are and we move on. He isolates for that period and we're wishing him well
at home.
"Everybody has been tested as a whole squad since and we have negative
tests, so it's hopefully a case of we're taking, everyone is negative and we
move on in the short term."
Havertz's positive test comes just hours before England goes into a
four-week lockdown, during which elite sport has been given the green light
to continue.
The 21-year-old Germany international joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen
in September and has started in all of the club's Premier League and
Champions League fixtures so far this season.
Chelsea didn't confirm exactly when Havertz entered isolation, but he would
appear set to miss Saturday's Premier League clash with Sheffield United,
which is live on Sky Sports.
His participation in Germany's upcoming fixtures could also be in doubt,
with Joachim Low's side hosting the Czech Republic in a friendly in a week's
time, before Nations League matches against Ukraine and Spain.
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