Infantino, FIFA president, tests positive for COVID-19

Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, has tested positive for coronavirus.

The world football governing body announced Infantino’s COVID-19 status in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement said the 50-year-old Swiss national is showing mild symptoms and self-isolating for the required ten days.

It also urged those who have come in contact with him to self-isolate in order to curb the spread of the virus.

“FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received confirmation today that he has tested positive for coronavirus,” the statement read.

“The FIFA President, who has reported mild symptoms, has immediately placed himself in self-isolation and will remain in quarantine at least for 10 days.

“All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the necessary steps.

“FIFA sincerely wishes President Infantino a speedy recovery.”

The Swiss national is in his second term as FIFA president, having won re-election in June 2019.