The self-quarantine directive imposed on the entire team of Fortuna Dusseldorf as well as officials has been lifted with players expected to continue pre-season training tomorrow.
After a scheduled Coronavirus testing by the entire team supervised by the team doctor and hygiene officer Dr. Ulf Blecker last week, the test came back on Friday with 2 positive cases.
The positive players included Ghanaian international Nana Opoku Ampomah and Dawid Kownacki.
This informed the team doctor to instruct the playing body and officials involved with the team to stay in self-isolation until a next test is conducted.
With the new test conducted, the health department of the city of Düsseldorf has lifted the self-quarantine on the entire team after assessing the safety protocols adopted by the club.
Meanwhile, the Nana Opoku Ampomah and Dawid Kownacki are to stay in self-quarantine until successive tests confirm their recovery from the disease.
“I would like to express my thanks to the health department in Düsseldorf, which was able to identify who is and who is not, who is known as 'contact person 1', through quick and conscientious contact tracking. It has also been shown that our hygiene concept works and that it can be followed up in a short time. So now only a small number of people have to remain in quarantine at home”, Fortuna Dusseldorf team doctor Dr. Ulf Blecker said after the quarantine on the entire team was lifted.
He added, “We hope that the people who tested positive have a mild course of the disease”.