Arsenal Football Club Manager, Mikel Arteta has tested positive to Coronavirus.
The Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate.
The club expects it to be a โsignificant number of peopleโ, including first-team staff and coaches.
In a statement, Arsenal managing director Vinai Venkatesham said Spaniard Arteta, 37, was โdisappointed but in good spiritsโ.
โThe health of our people and the wider public is our priority and that is where our focus is,โ he added.
โWe are in active dialogue with all the relevant people to manage this situation appropriately, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows.โ
Arsenal are due to play at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
Earlier on Thursday, the Premier League said games โwill go ahead as scheduledโ despite the coronavirus outbreak.
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