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Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker have been tested for COVID-19, the Premier League club announced on Friday.
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REUTERS: Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker have been tested for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Friday.
Two other city staff members also tested positive for the new coronavirus, and all four were self-isolating.
“Everyone at the club wishes our colleagues a speedy recovery during the Christmas period before returning to work, training and competition,” City said in a statement https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/gabriel-jesus-kyle-walker-covid -test-63744488.
City, eighth in the league table, host Newcastle United on Saturday before visiting Everton on Monday.
(Report by Hardik Vyas from Bengaluru, edited by Ed Osmond)