October 6 – Diego Maradona has tested negative for Covid-19 amid fears he had contracted the virus after hugging a colleague.
The Argentine legend took the test after coming into close contact last Friday with Facundo Contin, who later tested positive.
“The test that Diego Maradona took has come back negative for Covid,” his lawyer Matias Morla said on Twitter. “Thanks to all the Argentines for their concern and best wishes. Stay safe because the virus is still out there among us.”
Maradona recently hit out at people who joked about him wearing an astronaut-like COVID-19 face shield during a match.
The 59-year-old is currently the coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima, an Argentine first division club from the city of La Plata.
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