Juventus players Rugani, Matuidi recover from coronavirus

The Italian football side has informed that Juventus players Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi have fully recovered from the novel coronavirus and will no longer need to self-isolate.

The Juventus football club said in a statement, “Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi underwent, as per protocol, a double-check with diagnostic tests (swabs) for the Coronavirus-COVID-19.”

The statement further said, “The tests came back with negative results. The players have, therefore, recovered and are no longer subjected to the home isolation regime.”

Earlier last month, Rugani and Matuidi were the two of three Juventus players who tested positive for the deadly virus. Both of the players were asymptomatic. However, the third player –forward Paulo Dybala – showed strong symptoms.

The Italian football league – Serie A – has been suspended since March 9 amid coronavirus outbreak. However, the Italian football federation expressed hopes that clubs can resume training with precautionary measures in place after May 3.

Italy is one of the hardest-hit countries by the coronavirus pandemic. SO far, coronavirus has claimed lives of more than 21,000 people and has affected more than 165,000 people across the country. Globally, the number of infections has crossed 2 million.