Another star footballer, Marouane Fellaini, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
According to his club, he is the first known case in the Chinese Super League (CSL).
AFP reports that the 32-year-old Belgian international midfielder has a normal temperature and is feeling fine, Shandong said, but “is under observation and having treatment at a designated medical facility”.
“The club will do its best to help in the treatment and recovery of the player.”
On Saturday, the Chinese Football Association said that the country’s best-known player, forward Wu Lei, had also tested positive for the coronavirus.
Wu, who plays for Spanish strugglers Espanyol, is in self-isolation at home in Barcelona and has only mild symptoms.
